Focus on the two sentences: I had really loved my work I wanted to become invisible Sentence 1: the past perfect Sentence 2: the past simple This is the rule: The past perfect is formed with the auxiliary verb “had” + The past participle The past perfect is used to make A couple that I (to notice) in the hotel dining room (to stop) alongside of me and pretty soon the woman (to speak) to me Doctors (to reveal) that the famous actor (to admit) to the Harley Street clinic She seemed not to realize that she (to be) in the city where she (to spend) her youth 10 I (to meet) a friend who (to leave) the country several years ago 11 Because he .(not/to prepare) for the test, he (to perform) very poorly 12 The workers (nearly/ to finish) the new library before school 13 After we (to see) some of the beautiful sights of the city, we (to sit down) to rest in Covent Garden 14 As soon as the lecturer (to finish), many students eagerly (to begin) to ask questions 15 It wasn’t until the flow of the traffic (to ease off) that we Put the verbs between brackets in the simple past or the past perfect form: We (to enter) after we (to knock) at the door I (just/to mail) you a letter when you (to call) me Mr and Mrs Hartley (to wait) until Anne (to climb) the slope and .(to join) the class Unfortunately, we (already/to leave) the stadium when the two goals (to score) Before we (to sit) down to lunch, there .(to be) a knock on the front door As soon as the school year (to end), all the pupils (to leave) on vacation Match these sentences with the appropriate pictures :