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E503_U1_G1_Simultaneous and Sequential Past Acti ...
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The house was completely dark when I got home because the family (go) to bed.
had gone
had been going
Oops!
Okay!
verb: tear (simple past, past perfect)
SP: tore; PP: had torn
Oops!
Okay!
(Jane / help) the people for thriteen years before (she / decide) to retire.
Jane had been helping; she decided
Oops!
Okay!
My friend (see) Lila Downs in concert, so we decided not to go.
had already been seeing
had already seen
Oops!
Okay!
(Nancy / be) engaged to someone else when (she / met) Jonathan.
Nancy had been engaged / Nancy was; she met
Oops!
Okay!
(Emily / study) engineering while (her husband / give) orders for her to carry out.
Emily was studying; her husband was giving
Oops!
Okay!
(We / study) marine biology for two years when (we / finish) our degree.
We had been studying; we finished
Oops!
Okay!
(Sara / see already) the movie, so (she / not want) to go with us.
Sara had already seen/She already saw; she didn't want
Oops!
Okay!
By the time I (find) the news, everyone had heard about it.
was finding
found
had found
had been finding
Oops!
Okay!
(I / walk) to school while (it / rain).
I was walking; I was raining
Oops!
Okay!
verb: lose (past continuous, past perfect continuous)
PC: was/were losing; PPC: had been losing
Oops!
Okay!
(1st: The filming finished.) (2nd: The bus arrived.)
The filming had finished when/before the bus arrived.
Oops!
Okay!
(They / talk) on the phone for 30 minutes when (I / get) home.
They had been talking; I got
Oops!
Okay!
(1st: Lisa thought of buying the sweater for hours.) (2nd: Someone bought it.)
Lisa had been thinking of buying the jacket when/before someone bought it.
Oops!
Okay!
He (take) a nap while the burglar was searching his house.
was taking
had been taking
had taken
Oops!
Okay!
Marian (decide) to take action when she got tired of waiting.
decided
was deciding
had been deciding
Oops!
Okay!
When (the package / arrive), (they . expect) it for three weeks.
the package arrived; they had been expecting
Oops!
Okay!
(Leo / stop) to look at the shoes in the windows when (his friends / arrive).
Leo had stopped; his friends arrived
Oops!
Okay!
(They / send) several messages to the company before (they / recieve) a response.
They (had) sent; they received
Oops!
Okay!
Before (I / realize) it, (I / learn) to speak English pretty well.
I realized; I (had) learned
Oops!
Okay!
The women's tennis team (practice) on a grass court four times before today's event started.
had practiced
had been practicing
Oops!
Okay!
(John / die) before his son (Washington / take over) as chief engineer.
John (had) died; Washiongton took over
Oops!
Okay!
(Mr. Roebling / try) to convince people for a long time before (the project / become) a reality.
Mr. Roebling had been trying; the project became
Oops!
Okay!
Mr. Green (wait) for a phone call all morning when someone knocked on the door.
had waited
had been waiting
was waiting
waited
Oops!
Okay!
verb: want (simple past, past perfect)
SP: wanted; PP: had wanted
Oops!
Okay!
The audience (stand) in line for hours to buy tickets when they canceled the concert.
had been standing
had stood
Oops!
Okay!
It (rain) for two weeks when the sun finally came out.
was raining
had rained
had been raining
Oops!
Okay!
verb: forget (simple past, past perfect)
SP: forgot; PP: had forgotten
Oops!
Okay!
(1st: Dianne stopped driving.) (2nd: She texted her boyfriend.)
Dianne had stopped diriving when/before she texted her boyfriend.
Oops!
Okay!
My brother (win) the swim meet when the diving competition began.
had already been winning
had already won
Oops!
Okay!
verb: throw (past continuous, past perfect continous)
PC: was/were throwing; PFC: had been throwing
Oops!
Okay!
verb: strike (past continuous, past perfect continuous)
PC: was/were striking; PPC: had been striking
Oops!
Okay!
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