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Past perfect simple / Past perfect continuous

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When I got to the shops, I realised I _____ ____ (leave) my money at home.

When I got to the shops, I realised I´D / HAD LEFT my money at home.

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By the time we got to the house, the police _____ ______ (arrive).

By the time we got to the house, the police HAD ARRIVED.

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When I got up, my sisters ____ _____ (go) to school.

When I got up, my sisters HAD GONE to school.

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I didn´t know that you ____ ______ ______ (already / visit) Canada.

I didn´t know that you ´D / HAD ALREADY VISITED Canada.

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Why didn´t you tell me you ___ ______ (see) this film before?

Why didn´t you tell me you ´D / HAD SEEN this film before?

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I wasn´t nervous when we took off because I ____ _______ (fly) before.

I wasn´t nervous when we took off because I ´D / HAD FLOWN before.

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I _______ ______ ___________ (wait) at the bus stop for over an hour before a bus finally arrived.

I ´D / HAD BEEN WAITING at the bus stop for over an hour before a bus finally arrived.

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She ________ __________ ___________ (work) as a tour operator for five years before she left.

She ´D / HAD BEEN WORKING as a tour operator for five years before she left.

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We _______ ________ ________ (not / play) for long when Dad arrived and we had to leave.

We HADN´T BEEN PLAYING for long when Dad arrived and we had to leave.

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How long _______ ______ ______ ________ (you / look) for a holiday home before you found this one?

How long HAD YOU BEEN LOOKING for a holiday home before you found this one?

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The chairs were wet because it _____ _____ _____ ____ (rain) for several hours.

The chairs were wet because it ´D / HAD BEEN RAINING for several hours.

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The cabin looked great because they _____ _____ ____ ______ (clean) it all morning.

The cabin looked great because they ´D / HAD BEEN CLEANING it all morning.

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The skier ____ _____ (return) to the hotel before the storm started.

The skier HAD RETURNED to the hotel before the storm started.

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Shelley ____ _____ _____ (never / play) golf before in her life, but she realised she was very good at it.

Shelley HAD NEVER PLAYED golf before in her life, but she realised she was very good at it.

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___ _____ _____ ______ (they / already / call) a taxi by the time you arrived?

HAD THEY ALREADY CALLED a taxi by the time you arrived?

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Before our trip in 2018, we ___ _____ ____ (never / be) to South America.

Before our trip in 2018, we HAD NEVER BEEN to South America.

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