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It ____ (be) cloudy for days before it finally ___ (begin) to rain.

It had been cloudy for days before it finally began to rain.

They ____ (not / know) where to meet because nobody ___(tell) them.

They did not know where to meet because nobody had told them.

I ___ (know) him for a long time before ___ I (meet) his family.

I had known him for a long time before I met his family.

By the time he ___ (arrive) at the party, they ___ (run) out of soda.

By the time he arrived at the party, they had run out of soda.

We ____ (go) to London because the Queen ___ (invite) us for tea.

We went to London because the Queen had invited us for tea

They ____ (to ride) their bikes before they ___ (to meet) their friends.

They had ridden their bikes before they met their friends.

I ___ (to be) very tired because I ___ (to study) too much.

I was very tired because I had studied too much.

After Eric ___ (to make) breakfast he ___ (to phone) his friend.

After Eric had made breakfast he phoned his friend.

She ___ (to watch) a video after the children ___ (to go) to bed.

She watched a video after the children had gone to bed.

Before he ___ (to sing) a song he ___ (to play) the guitar.

Before he sang a song he had played the guitar.

After the man ___(to come) home he ___ (to feed) the cat.

After the man had come home he fed the cat.

When she ___ (to arrive) the match ___ (to start).

When she arrived the match had started .

Susan ____ (to turn on) the radio after she ___ (to wash) the dishes.

Susan turned on the radio after she had washed the dishes.

Jill ____ (to phone) Dad at work before she ___ (to leave) for her trip.

Jill had phoned Dad at work before she left for her trip.

After Fred ____ (to spend) his holiday in Italy he ____ (to want) to learn Italian.

After Fred had spent his holiday in Italy he wanted to learn Italian.