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Past perfect tense: rewrite the sentences - exercise 3

Rewrite the sentences and keep the same meaning.

After seeing a robber in the bank Marion called the police.
After Marion had seen a robber in the bank she called the police.



After finishing his drink he got up and went away.

After he his drink he up and went away.

His driving too fast caused an accident.

He had an accident as he too fast.

Everyone sat down. The talk show started.

The talk show when everyone .

He was relaxing all day. He felt better in the evening.

He better in the evening because he all day.

It was 5°C during the day. The snow disappeared in the evening.

The snow in the evening because it 5°C during the day.

After switching on the radio Samantha heard the news about the earthquake.

After Samantha on the radio she the news about the earthquake.

The ship sailed for two days. It just landed in Nice.

The ship just in Nice after it for two days.

He moved furniture. He started at 9 o'clock and finished at 3 o'clock.

At 3 o'clock he furniture for 6 hours.

Ben made a terrible mistake. He apologized.

Ben apologized because he a terrible mistake.

I read the book about the holocaust. I did not want to read it again.

I to read the book about the holocaust again because I it.

After swimming all day our kids were hungry.

Our kids hungry because they all day.

Sue was happy after dancing with Peter all night.

Sue happy because she with Peter all night.

After talking to her boss for an hour Betty felt desperate.

Betty desperate because she to her boss for an hour.

See also:

Past simple

Past perfect

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