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Roadmap B1 + - 4A: Past perfect simple

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    Past perfect simple
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  • He couldn't go skiing, because he ........... ill the night before. (fall)
    had fallen
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  • The plane crashed because the engines ......... fire. (catch)
    had caught
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  • By the time Joseph returned home Sarah .......... to get in touch with him several times. (try)
    had tried
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  • I was so sad because Jill ........... somewhere in Spain. (disappear)
    had disappeared
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  • I didn't use my credit card. I lost it. (because)
    I didn't use my credit card because I had lost it.
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  • Jim called Jane from his office. He came back home. (before)
    Jim had called Jane from his office before he came back home.
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  • Susan fell in love with Jack. She told her parents. (after)
    After Susan had fallen in love with Jack she had told her parents.
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  • They didn't tell me. Easyjet cancelled the flight. (that)
    They didn't tell me that Easyjet had cancelled the fligh
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  • I couldn't go out. I broke my leg. (because)
    I couldn't go out because I had broken my leg.
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  • He took up a job. He left school. (as soon as)
    He took up a job as soon as he had left school.
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  • I was in Paris for a week. I met Ann there. (when)
    When I had been in Paris for a week, I met Ann there.
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  • Maria finished the meal. And I arrived. (by the time)
    Maria had finished the meal by the time I arrived
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  • Messi scored the goal. The fans went wild. (as soon as)
    As soon as Messi had scored the goal, the fans went wild.
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