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Past Perfect — Positive

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Past Perfect.
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By the time I came home, she
already
the house. (to leave)
By the time I came home, she had already left the house.
  1. 1.
    They
    asleep before 3 o’clock. (to fall)
  2. 2.
    We
    the floor before he came. (to sweep)
  3. 3.
    Students
    sentences before the bell rang. (to translate)
  4. 4.
    I
    the room by the time my mother came back. (to clean)
  5. 5.
    He
    the village before the sunset. (to reach)
  6. 6.
    Mark
    his car before the rain started. (to park)
  7. 7.
    When my mother came home, I
    already
    the essay. (to write)
  8. 8.
    When Lilly came inside the classroom, John
    already
    the flowers. (to water)
  9. 9.
    The teacher said that he
    the dictations. (to check)
  10. 10.
    She was sure that she
    that woman before. (to see)
  11. 11.
    My brother sent me a message that he
    his final exam. (to pass)
  12. 12.
    I
    the book by Sunday. (to read)
  13. 13.
    They
    the tree before their mother came. (to decorate)
  14. 14.
    He said that he
    the problem. (to solve)
  15. 15.
    Sindy
    her homework by 7 o'clock. (to do)
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