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Past perfect and simple past

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#irregular #simple past #Past Perfect #regular

The storm ___ (destroy) the sandcastle that we ___ (build)

The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we had built

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I ___ (write) articles on various topics before he ___ (come)

I had written articles on various topics before he came

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I ___ (lose) so much weight because I ___ (begin) exercising.

I lost so much weight because I had begun exercising.

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I ___ (never/meet) anyone from California before I ___ (meet) Jim.

I had never met anyone from California before I met Jim.

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I ___ (call) his office but he ___ (already/ leave).

I called his office but he had already left.

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We ___ (not/ prepare)at all before we ___ (take) that test.

We hadn't prepared at all before we took that test.

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My sixteenth birthday ___ (be) the worst day I (ever/have).

My sixteenth birthday was the worst day I had ever had.

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I was sorry when the factory ___ (shoot) down. I ___ (work) there for ten years.

I was sorry when the factory shot down. I had worked there for ten years.

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