verbs
"to do" in past perfect
had done
I ____________ (watch) the show when the pizza finally _________ (arrive).
I was watching the show when the pizza finally arrived.
She _______ in Sweden before she _______ to Norway (live/go).
She had lived in Sweden before she went to Norway.
__________ fifteen minutes before an exam? (you/ever/ study)
Have you ever studied fifteen minutes before an exam?
"to know" in past perfect
had known
They __________ to the beach when the police ___________ them for speeding. (drive, stop)
They were driving to the beach when the police stopped them for speeding.
You _____ Mandarin before you ______ to China (study/move).
You had studied Mandarin before you moved to China.
___________ to London before you went there in 2015?
Had you ever been to London before you went there in 2015?
"to fly" in past perfect
had flown
I ___________ my wallet while we _________to the supermarket. (lose, walk)
I lost my wallet while we were walking to the supermarket.
Before the students ________ to write, the teacher _________ their mobile phones (start/collect).
Before the students started to write, the teacher had collected their mobile phones.
__________ the instructions before you solved the exam? (you/to read)
Had you read the instructions before you solved the exam?
"to forget " in past perfect
had forgotten
My mother _____________ when the fire alarm suddenly __________ off. (sleep, go)
My mother was sleeping when the fire alarm suddenly went off.
I________what my mother___________. (could not remember, say)
I couldn´t remember what my mother had said.
What is the worst experience you __________? (ever/ have)
What is the worst experience you _______? (ever/ have)
"to sweep" in past perfect
had swept
He ____________ the bottle of wine on the floor while he was ____________ dinner. (drop, cook)
He dropped the bottle of wine on the floor while he was cooking dinner.
When the people________at the cinema the film_________already______. (Arrive, start)
When the people arrived at the cinema the film had already started.
What is the best experience you _______? (ever/have)
What is the best experience you have ever had?