I _________(help)him to do the task after I___________ (finish)my work. (extra 5 points)
helped / had finished
I________________ (write) articles on various topics before he came.
had written
... long before the taxi arrived? (wait)
Had you been waiting
It ... hard for several hours and the streets were very wet. (rain)
had been raining
I ________(meet) him before you__________(introduce) us. (extra 5 points)
had met / introduced
I__________ (wash)the floor after the painter _________(go). (extra 5 points)
washed / had gone
They_______________(establish) their business before 2002.
had established
When the police ________(arrive), the thief __________ (escape). (extra 5 points)
arrived / had escaped
I found a stray dog last week. It was dirty and hungry. It ... in the street for months. (live)
had been living
We __________(not/ prepare)at all before we_______(take) that test. (extra 5 points)
hadn't prepared / took
I called his office but he_____________(already/ leave). (extra 5 points)
had already left
He couldn't make a sandwich because he___________ (forget) to buy bread.
had forgetten
By the time we started dinner, our dog ... already ... the turkey. (eat)
had ... eaten
Sadly, the author died before he_____________ (finish) the series.
had finished
My dog was wet and dirty. She ... outside in the rain. (play)
had been playing
I lost so much weight because I _________ (begin) exercising.
had begun
She _________________(go) to the coffee shop before she came home.
had gone
They ... very tired. They ... hard all day. (be, work)
were, had been working
I had practiced the songs before the program ____________(start).
started
I___________(never/meet) anyone from California before I _________(meet) Jim. (extra 5 points)
had never met / met
By the time I arrived home yesterday, my dog ... for me for 9 hours. (wait)
had been waiting
We were exhausted. We ... for 3 hours. (walk)
had been walking