• Past Perfect (by the time / as soon as / already)
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  • Two men disappeared some time between 7 and 8 P.M. The police arrived at 9 P.M. (Use “by the time”)
    By the time the police arrived, two men had disappeared.
  • My mom prepared dinner before I got home. (Use “already”)
    When I got home, my mom had already prepared dinner.
  • I opened the door and he hung up the phone at the same time. (Use “as soon as”)
    He hung up the phone as soon as I (had opened / opened) the door.
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