Past Perfect (combine two sentences in the past)

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Image: Past Perfect Tense (image/jpeg)	Exercises to practice the use of Past Perfect. Instructions: Combine the two sentences given using when, before, after, by the time and because.
Example: Before... (1) I ate breakfast. (2) I took a shower. Before I ate breakfast, I had taken a shower.	By the time... (1) I got home. (2) My wife already ate dinner.
After... (1) She went to the gym for 2 months. (2) Mary lost 10 kilograms.	Because... (1) Mark already ate lunch. (2) He was not hungry.
when... (1) Alice worked for the company for 30 years. (2) She retired.	By the time... (1) Mary and Bob got to the mall. (2) He already waited for an hour.
By the time... (1) The plane already left. (2) Brian go to the airport.	After... (1) I realized I forgot my mobile at work. (2) I got home at 8:00 pm.
Before... (1) Bret and Lucia went out for a couple of years. (2) They got married.	By the time... (1) They sold the apartment. (2) They called to make an offer.
When... (1) He worked for the factory for 15 years. (2) Andy got sacked.	Because... (1) Bob had a love affair with his secretary. (2) They didn't get married.
By the time... (1) The rain stopped. (2) The rock concert was over.	Because... (1) Olga only attended class a few times. (2) She failed the course.
Before... (1) Roger won his first tennis championship. (2) He played tennis for 10 years.	After... (1) George got divorced. (2) He got married for a third time.

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	Created by Jorge Cardoza over 7 years ago