Past Perfect/Simple Past

Before I (arrived / had arrived) at the party, everyone (left / had left) already.

• had arrived, had left

• arrived, had left

• arrived, left
• had arrived, left

By the time she (realized / had realized) her mistake, it (was / had been) too late to fix it.

• realized, was
• had realized, had been

• realized, had been

• had realized, was too late

When I (got / had got) home, I discovered that I (lost / had lost) my keys.

• got, had lost
• had got, lost

• had got, had lost

• got, lost

They (went / had gone) to the cinema after they (finished / had finished) dinner.

• went, finished
• went, had finished

• had gone, finished
• had gone, had finished

By the time the police arrived, the thief (will have escaped/escaped / had escaped).

• escaped

• had escaped

• will have escaped

• have escaped

She (read / had read) the book before she (watched / had watched) the movie adaptation.

• had read, had watched

• read, had watched

• had read, watched

• read, watched

Before he (realized / had realized) it, the cake (was / had been) eaten by his dog.

• realized, had been

• had realized, was

• realized, was

• had realized, had been

When I (checked / had checked) my email, I (received / had received) an important message.

• had checked, had received
• checked, received
• checked, had received
• had checked, received

Before he (realized / had realized) the time, the train (left / had left) the station.

• realized, had left
• had realized, had left

• had realized, left
• realized, left

She (ate / had eaten) lunch before she (went / had gone) to the meeting.

• ate, went
• ate, had gone
• had eaten, had gone
• had eaten, went