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  • Ann ........................ already ........................ (type) ten pages when her computer ........................ (crash).
    had already typed / crashed
  • After I ........................ (cut) the grass, it ........................ (start) to rain.
    After I had cut the grass, it started to rain.
  • Complete with a correct phrase: Charlie failed the English test because...
  • By the time my husband ........................ (get) home, I ........................ (eat) dinner.
    got / had eaten
  • Complete with your own idea with simple past or past perfect: I didn't go to my class after...
  • Order the sentence: before / I had cleared the snow off it / I started my car
    Before I started my car, I had cleared the snow off it.
  • Complete with a correct phrase : Mary didn’t want to go to the cinema because..
  • Order the sentence: after / I went to the book club / I had finished the book
    After I had finished the book, I went to the book club.
  • Order the sentence: my parents had already left / I got home / by the time
    By the time I got home, my parents had already left.
  • Complete with a correct phrase: Lily couldn’t sleep because...
  • Complete with your own idea with simple past or past perfect: She watched TV after ...
  • Complete with a correct phrase: Anna was very cold because ...
  • Complete with your own idea with simple past or past perfect: The excitement was over as soon as...
  • They ........................ (restart) the game as soon as the rain ........................ (stop).
    restarted/ had stopped
  • Complete with a correct: Tim couldn't find his mountain bike because...
  • Click "show" to see the options to complete this sentence: After I had bought a new bed...
    as soon as I had landed on the island
    before I saw it with my family
    I went straight to the beach
    I realized I didn't have the space for it.
  • Click "show" to see the options to complete this sentence: She had read all the greetings cards
    before I got my license.
    I had already bought a car
    when she made a short thank-you note.
    I felt sick.
  • Complete with a correct phrase: Amelia had to pay for her train ticket again because...
  • Complete with your own idea with simple past or past perfect: . Before Alice got angry with me ...
  • Order the sentence: I bought the new iPhone / they had already released a new version / but by then
    I bought the new iPhone but by then they had already released a new version.
  • Complete with your own idea with simple past or past perfect: As soon as I had finished the exam...
  • Complete with a correct phrase: Jim didn’t recognize his friend because...
  • My boss ........................ (ask) me to e-mail a customer but by then I ........................ already ........................ (turn off) my computer.
    asked / had turned off
  • Complete with a correct phrase  :Paul couldn't see anything because...
  • I ........................ (buy) her a watch before I ........................ (find out) she wanted a bracelet.
    had bought/ found out
  • Complete with your own idea with simple past or past perfect: . After my mom had told me not to ...
  • Complete with a correct phrase: The printer didn’t work because ...
  • Click "show" to see the options to complete this sentence: I had found 3 cavities...
    he fed the dog
    before I got my license
    before I made a dentist appointment
    after the man had come home,
  • Complete with a correct phrase: The waitress ran after Jason because...
  • Complete with a correct phrase: Joshua brought his wife flowers because...
  • Complete with a correct phrase: Peter couldn’t take a photo of the sunset because...
  • Complete with your own idea with simple past or past perfect: I had been late for my meeting by the time...
  • I ........................ (arrive) at class on time but by then the professor ........................ already ........................ (start) the lecture.
    arrived / had started
  • Click "show" to see the options to complete this sentence:  As soon as I had finished my sushi,
    he fed the dog
    I had found 3 cavities.
    as soon as I had landed on the island.
    I felt sick.
  • Complete with a correct phrase: Ava and Mia weren’t hungry because...
  • Complete with a correct phrase: Zoe wasn’t able to get a hotel room because...
  • As soon as the bar ........................ (close), we ........................ (go) back to the hotel.
    had closed / went