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3. Michael on the phone when his father 7. I couldn’t help you because I for
entered the house. my science exam.
a. was talking a. study
b. is talking b. was studying
c. talked c. studied
d. to talk d. to study
4. She was crossing the road when the car 8. When I Julia, she was shopping.
her. a. see
a. was hitting b. saw
b. hitting c. was seeing
c. hit d. am going to see
d. hitted 9. I didn’t watch the film because I
5. Sammy lost his wallet when he home. the dishes.
a. goes a. do
b. was going b. was doing
c. are going c. did
d. will go d. will do
6. When we out, it was snowing. 10. When I Katie, she was sleeping.
a. were going a. phoned
b. went b. phone
c. gone c. was phoning
d. will go d. to phone

Past perfect

We use the past perfect simple to talk about completed actions that happened before a specific time
or another action in the past.
I had locked all the windows when the rainstorm started.
I recognised Diana at first sight because we had met in Madrid a few months ago.
We also use the past perfect simple to express a period of time or continuance before a specific time
or another action in the past. (Only with non-continuous/stative verbs)
We had wanted to buy a house for years when we found this cheap one.
I had been a shy girl until I started high school.
We use had with the past participle form (V3) of the main verb to form a sentence in past perfect
simple tense.

+ I/He/They had
been to the US.
– I/He/They hadn’t

? Had you/he/they been to the US?

We often use the time expressions such as just, already, before, for (with a period of time).
You had already left home when I called you.
I had just left home when you called me.
She had been overweight for many years when she got asthma.

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