1. We (finish) dinner 2.

When I (get) to the airport,

START when Joseph
(come) home.
I discovered that I (forget) my tickets at
home.
3. Susan (go) shopping after
she (do) her homework.

7. After she (tidy) her room, 6. I (open) the cabinet to find out that
she (be allowed) to hang out someone (break)
MISS 4. After I (come) home,
with her friends. A TURN I (call) my mum.
my favorite cup.

8. After Jane (cook) MOVE 10. John already (type) 11. He (live) here for three years
breakfast, she (lay) the AHEAD 3 50% of his report when his by the time we (meet).
table. 3 spaces computer (crash).

14. After Sophie

15. After the company (hire) (finish) her work, she
MISS 12. They (meet) him before
Joe, he (begin) to work on his
(go) to lunch. A TURN he (become) famous.
first project.
1.

GO BACK 17. Until Anne (meet) 18. The concert already (begin) 19. Michael (want) to see the
TO START Mark, she never (be) in when we (enter) the stadium. movie because he (not read) the
love. book yet.

Past Simple vs. Past Perfect MOVE

BACK 3

PAST SIMPLE PAST PERFECT

21. They (be) married 3
is used for a completed action in the is used for an action completed before years when they (divorce).
past another action in the past
Ved / V2 had + Ved / V3
Specific expressions
yesterday, two days (a week, a month, a already, up to then, ever, never, 22. When I (check) my cell
year) ago, last (week, month, year), in after, by that time, by 12 o’clock, by phone, I (see) that she (call)
2013 etc. the end of the year etc. me twice.

MISS 24. They (not know) where 23. Jane (read) a lot about
26. It (be) cloudy for days before it
finally (begin) to rain. A TURN to meet because nobody lions before she (go) to
(tell) them. the zoo.

27. I (open) the fridge to MOVE

find that someone (eat) 28. After Fred (spend) his holiday in 29. After the man (come)
home he (feed) the cat.
AHEAD 3
all my chocolate. Italy he (want) to learn Italian.

33. After he (lose) all his 32. After he (eat) all the 31. My sister (live) in
FINISH money, he (be) poor as a
church mouse.
sandwiches, he (drink) some
orange juice.
England before she (move)
to Belgium.
KEYS:

1. We had already finished dinner when Joseph came home.

2. When I got to the airport, I discovered that I had forgotten my tickets at home.
3. Susan went shopping after she had done her homework.
4. After I had come home, I called my mum.
6. opened the cabinet to find out that someone had broken my favorite cup.
7. After she had tidied her room, she was allowed to hang out with her friends.
8. After Jane had cooked breakfast, she laid the table.
10.John had already typed 50% of his report when his computer crashed.
11. He had lived here for three years by the time we met.
12. They had met him before he became famous.
14. After Sophie had finished her work, she went to lunch.
15. After the company had hired Joe, he began to work on his first project.
17. Until Anne met Mark, she had never been in love.
18. The concert had already begun when we entered the stadium.
19. Michael didn’t want to see the movie because he had not read the book yet.
21. They‘d been married 3 years when they divorced.
22. When I checked my cell phone, I saw that she‘d called me twice.
23. Jane had read a lot about elephants before she went to the zoo.
24. They did not know where to meet because nobody had told them.
26. It had been cloudy for days before it finally began to rain.
27. I opened the fridge to find that someone had eaten all my chocolate.
28. After Fred had spent his holiday in Italy he wanted to learn Italian.
29. After the man had come home he fed the cat.
31. My sister had lived in England before she moved to Belgium.
32. After he had eaten all the sandwiches, he drank some orange juice.
33. After he had lost all his money, he was poor as a church mouse.