PAST PERFECT TENSE

PAST PERFECT TENSE

The past perfect tense is for talking about something that happened before something else:

When the police arrived, the thief had escaped. They left before I had ended the lesson.

had+ Verb 3

AFTER

BEFORE

WHEN

I had saved my document before the computer crashed.

Yağız won the game because he ____ ______ (practice) enough.

Yağız won the game because he had practiced enough.

Ali Kemal ___ ______ (study) Italian before he moved to Rome.

Ali Kemal had studied Italian before he moved to Rome.

İpek ____ ______ (establish) her costume design company before 2008.

İpek had established her costume design company before 2008.

Duru ____ _____ (live) in California before moving to Texas.

Duru had lived in California before moving to Texas.

Ömer Selim ____ ____ (play) Among Us before Egemen joined the game.

Ömer Selim had played Among Us before Egemen joined the game.

When Duru arrived at the cinema, the film ___ ______ (start).

When Duru arrived at the cinema, the film had started.

She ___ _____ (live) in Korea before she went to Thailand.

She had lived in Korea before she went to Thailand.

Yağız B. was late for the plane because he ___ _____ (forget) his passport.

Yağız B. was late for the plane because he had forgotten his passport.

Naz told me she ___ _____ (study) a lot before the exam.

Naz told me she had studied a lot before the exam.

The lights went off because we _____ _____ (not/pay) the electricity bill.

The lights went off because we hadn't paid the electricity bill.

Uygur said that he _____ ____ (not/visit) the UK before.

Emre turned on the radio after he ___ _____ (wash) the dishes.

Emre turned on the radio after he had washed the dishes.

Arda ___ _____ (play) the guitar before he sang a song.

Arda had played the guitar before he sang a song.

Egemen ___ ______ (feed) the cat before he left home.

Egemen had fed the cat before he left home.

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