I________________ (write) articles on various topics before he came.
had written
She _________________(go) to the coffee shop before she came home.
had gone
I had practiced the songs before the program ____________(start).
started
I _________(help)him to do the task after I___________ (finish) my work. (extra 5 points)
helped / had finished
I called his office but he_____________(already/ leave). (extra 5 points)
had already left
I__________ (wash)the floor after the painter _________(go). (extra 5 points)
washed / had gone
When the police ________(arrive), the thief __________ (escape). (extra 5 points)
arrived / had escaped
Sadly, the author died before she_____________ (finish) the series.
had finished
He couldn't make a sandwich because he___________ (forget) to buy bread.
had forgotten
I lost so much weight because I _________ (begin) exercising.
had begun
We __________(not/ prepare)at all before we_______(take) that test. (extra 5 points)
hadn't prepared / took
I ________(meet) him before you__________(introduce) us. (extra 5 points)
had met / introduced
I___________(never/meet) anyone from California before I _________(meet) Jim. (extra 5 points)
had never met / met
By the time we arrived, the game ________ (start).
had started
I tried calling you, but you ______ (forget) your phone here.
had forgotten
We _________ (already / know) each other for 10 years before we went into business together.
had already known
