Past Perfect: Before & After Narrative (B1)

By the time we got to the airport, our plane ___.

Before I called him, he ___ me three times.

After they ___ the table, they finally sat down to eat.

When the manager arrived, the meeting ___ already.

We watched a movie after the kids ___ asleep.

Before we moved house, we ___ in the same flat for ten years.

By the time the rain stopped, we ___ everything into the van.

After she ___ the email twice, she finally pressed send.

When I got to class, the teacher ___ already.

Before the test, the teacher ___ the rules carefully.

By the time the doctor saw her, the fever ___.

After the children ___ their teeth, they went straight to bed.

When the firefighters arrived, the building ___.

After we ___ the gift, we wrote a thank-you note that evening.

Before they got engaged, they ___ each other for five years.