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Past perfect simple / Past perfect continuous

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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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