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Past perfect trivia (from Alex Case at UsingEngl ...

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    past perfect - which event happened first?
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  • Dinosaurs die out/the first mammals developed
    The first mammals had developed when dinosaurs died out.
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  • King Henry VIII marries Catherine Parr/He executes 2 wives.
    Henry VIII had executed 2 wives when he married Catherine Parr.
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  • Americans walk on the moon/President Kennedy dies.
    President Kennedy had died when Americans walked on the moon.
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  • Vincent Van Gogh dies/he sells his first painting.
    Vincent Van Gogh had died when he sold his first painting.
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  • Americans go to space/Russians go to space.
    Russians had (already) gone to space when Americans went to space.
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  • Winston Churchill loses the national election/World War Two ends.
    Winston Churchill had lost the election when WWII ended.
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  • The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour/The Japanese invade China.
    The Japanese had invaded China when they bombed Pearl Harbour.
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  • The first commercial satellite is launched/the first spy satellite is launched.
    The first spy satellite had been launched when the first commercial satellite was launched.
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  • British women get the right to vote/New Zealand women get the right to vote.
    NZ woman had (already) got the right to vote when British women got the right to vote.
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  • Prince Charles dates Camilla Parker-Bowles/He marries Lady Diana.
    Prince Charles had (already) dated Lady Di when he married Camilla.
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  • Gandhi is shot dead/India gets independence from Britain.
    India had got independence from Britain when Gandhi was shot.
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  • Stonehenge is built in Britain/The Cheops pyramid is built in Egypt.
    Stonehenge had been built in Britain when the Cheops pyramid was built in Egypt.
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  • The first Captain America comes out/the first Superman comic is published.
    The first Superman comic had (already) been published when the first Captain America comic came out.
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  • The Beatles work together for 4 years/they have a hit single.
    The Beatles had worked together for 4 years when they had a hit single.
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  • Marie Curie wins a Nobel prize for Chemistry/She wins a Nobel prize for physics.
    Marie Curie had (already) won a Nobel prize for physics when she won a prize for chemistry.
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