Question

Look at the chronological order of the events (1-2). Rewrite the
sentences using past simple and past perfect where necessary.
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e.g. (1) The kids ate the whole birthday cake. (2) I came to the party.
When I came to the party, the kids had already eaten the whole
birthday cake.
a
(1) The test started. (2) I entered the classroom.
When I
b
(1) We made our decision. (2) Lisa informed her parents about it.
When we
c
(1) My brother came home. (2) We all had dinner.
When my brother.
d
(1) The train left. (2) We arrived at the station.
When we
e
(1) He entered the house. (2) He realised something was wrong.
When he
f
(1) My bag disappeared. (2) I came back to my table.
When I

Answer 1

a) The test started. (2) I entered the classroom.

When I entered the classroom, the test had already started.

b) We made our decision. (2) Lisa informed her parents about it.

When Lisa informed her parents about it, we had already made our decision.

c) My brother came home. (2) We all had dinner.

When my brother came home, we had already had dinner.

d) The train left. (2) We arrived at the station.

When we arrived at the station, the train had already left.

e) He entered the house. (2) He realised something was wrong.

When he entered the house, he realised something was wrong.

f) My bag disappeared. (2) I came back to my table.

When I came back to my table, my bag had disappeared.