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Joseph  (go)  to bed when the doorbell  (ring)
had gone / rang.
William  (break)  his glasses before he  (arrive)  at school.
had broken / arrived
Tina  (not forgive)  me for lying to her.
hasn't forgiven
(you / forget)  to tell you mum before she  (find out)?
Had you forgotten / found out
My team  (score)  a goal 2 seconds before the game (finish).
had scored / finished
My sister  (eat)  breakfast after she  (wear)  her school uniform.
ate / had worn
I  (put on)  my pyjamas before I   (brush)  my teeth.
had put on / brushed
I  (wake up)  earlier because I   (have to)  revise for the test.
had woken up / had to
Dad  (drive)  me and my brother to school because we   (be)  late.
had driven / were
Luckily, Chris  (catch)  the ball before the game  (end).
had caught / ended
After our teacher  (teach)  us the multiplication table, we   (play)  a game.
had taught / played
Trisha  (buy)  a new outfit before she  (go)  to the party.
had bought / went
Grandma  (make)  cookies before we  (visit)  her.
had made / visited
Mum  (prepare)  food for the next day after she  (wash)  the dishes.
prepared / had washed
After Tom  (have)  lunch, he   (do)  his homework.
had had / did
Karen  (not listen)  to her favourite music before she   (fall)  asleep.
hadn't listened / fell
My parents  (buy)  this house before I  (be)  born.
had bought / was
The dog  (drink)  some water before it  (eat)  its lunch.
 had drunk / ate
I  (hug)  my mum before I   (leave)  for school.
I had hugged / left
(Carly / wash)  the dishes when her mum came home?
Had Carly washed
(why / they / have) dinner before they came to the party?
Why had they had
(they / book) a room before they went to Dublin?
Had they booked
(he / live) in London before he moved to Glasgow?
Had he lived
(you / eat) anything before you went to the theatre?
Had you eaten
(what / Bob / do) that he was kept in after school?
What had Bob done
When we came back, it was cold in the house because Alice (close / not) the windows.
hadn't closed
We ate at a restaurant last night because I (buy / not) anything for dinner.
hadn't bought
At school, Jim quickly copied the homework that he (do / not)
hadn't done
We lost the match because we (practise / not) the days before.
hadn't practised
The thief could walk right into the house because you (lock / not) the door.
hadn't locked
In the shopping centre, I met a friend who I (see / not) for ages.
hadn't seen
When Julie got home from her holiday, the flat was a mess. John (have) a party.
had had
When I opened the curtains the sun was shining and the ground was white. It (snow) during the night.
had snowed
John (play) the piano when he was a child, but he doesn't play now.
played
It (rain) all summer, so the grass was completely dead.
hadn't rained
I went to the library, then I (buy) some milk and went home.
bought
When I (get) to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport.
got
Before they (start) the party, they (invite) some friends.
started/ had invited
They (go) to a restaurant after they (finish) their work.
went / had finished
She (open) the box after she (find) the key.
opened/ had found
After he (work) very hard, he (fall) ill.
had worked/ fell
Before they (move) to Liverpool, they (sell) everything.
moved/ had sold
After Columbus (discover) America, he (return) to Spain.
had discovered/ returned
He (ask) me which animals I (see) in Africa.
asked/ had seen


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