1. We (finish) dinner 2. When I (get) to the airport, 3.

Susan (go) shopping

when he I discovered that I (forget) my tickets after she (do) her
(come) home. at home. homework.

7. After she (tidy) her room, 6. I (open) the cabinet to find out
she (be allowed) to hang out 4. After I (come) home,
that someone (break)
with her friends. I (call) my mum.
my favorite cup.

8. After Jane (cook) 10. John already (type) 11. He (live) here for three
breakfast, she (lay) the 50% of his report when his years by the time we (meet).
table. computer (crash).
3 spaces

14. After Sophie

15. After the company (hire) (finish) her work, she 12. They (meet) him before
Joe, he (begin) to work on his he (become) famous.
(go) to lunch.
first project.
1.

17. Until Anne (meet) 18. The concert already 19. Michael (want) to see the
Mark, she never (be) (begin) when we (enter) the movie because he (not read)
in love. stadium. the book yet.

PAST SIMPLE PAST PERFECT

21. They (be) married 3
is used for a completed action in the is used for an action completed years when they
past before another action in the past (divorce).
had + Verb
Specific expressions
yesterday, two days (a week, a month, already, up to then, ever, never, 22. When I (check) my cell
a year) ago, last (week, month, year), after, by that time, by 12 o’clock, phone, I (see) that she
in 2013 etc. by the end of the year etc. (call) me twice.

24. They (not know) where 23. Jane (read) a lot

26. It (be) cloudy for days to meet because nobody about lions before she
before it finally (begin) to rain. (tell) them. (go) to the zoo.

27. I (open) the fridge 28. After Fred (spend) his holiday
to find that someone 29. After the man (come)
in Italy he (want) to learn Italian. home he (feed) the cat.
(eat) all my chocolate.

33. After he (lose) all his 32. After he (eat) all the 31. My sister (live) in
money, he (be) poor as a sandwiches, he (drink) England before she
church mouse. some orange juice. (move) to Belgium.
KEYS:

1. We had already finished dinner when he came home.

2. When I got to the airport, I discovered that I had forgotten my tickets at home.
3. Susan went shopping after she had done her homework.
4. After I had come home, I called my mum.
6. opened the cabinet to find out that someone had broken my favorite cup.
7. After she had tidied her room, she was allowed to hang out with her friends.
8. After Jane had cooked breakfast, she laid the table.
10.John had already typed 50% of his report when his computer crashed.
11. He had lived here for three years by the time we met.
12. They had met him before he became famous.
14. After Sophie had finished her work, she went to lunch.
15. After the company had hired Joe, he began to work on his first project.
17. Until Anne met Mark, she had never been in love.
18. The concert had already begun when we entered the stadium.
19. Michael didn’t want to see the movie because he had not read the book yet.
21. They‘d been married 3 years when they divorced.
22. When I checked my cell phone, I saw that she‘d called me twice.
23. Jane had read a lot about elephants before she went to the zoo.
24. They did not know where to meet because nobody had told them.
26. It had been cloudy for days before it finally began to rain.
27. I opened the fridge to find that someone had eaten all my chocolate.
28. After Fred had spent his holiday in Italy he wanted to learn Italian.
29. After the man had come home he fed the cat.
31. My sister had lived in England before she moved to Belgium.
32. After he had eaten all the sandwiches, he drank some orange juice.
33. After he had lost all his money, he was poor as a church mouse.