2. • 2 different events at 2 different times in the past.
• One event ends before the second event happens.
Adam left the apartment. Diana knocked on the door.
Past Perfect: Adam had left the apartment when Diana
knocked on the door.
3. Ariel called her mother.
A cyclist grabbed her phone.
Past Perfect: Ariel ___________ …………………….
Past Perfect: Ariel had called her mother when a
cyclist grabbed her phone.
4. She cut the vegetables. The knife dropped on the floor.
Past Perfect: We ___________ …………………..
Past Perfect: She had cut the vegetables when the
knife dropped on the floor.
5. We crossed the road. A car hit a pedestrian.
Past Perfect: We ___________ …………………..
Past Perfect: We had crossed the road when a car hit
a pedestrian.
Past Perfect: The car had hit the pedestrian when we
crossed the road.
6. Harry withdrew money.
A bank robbery happened.
Past Perfect: Harry had withdrawn some money when
the robbery happened.
Past Perfect: The bank robbery had happened when
Harry withdrew the money.
7. The phone rang. He fell asleep.
Past Perfect: The phone had rung when he fell asleep.
Past Perfect: He had fallen asleep when the phone
rang.
8. My cat spilled the coffee. I drank coffee.
Which do you think happened first?
Past Perfect: I had drunk the coffee when my cat
spilled it.
