Past Perfect

The PAST perfect is formed by...

The film ________________ by the time we got to the cinema.

I was sure that I ___________ her before.

We often use 'd (the short form of had) in the ______.

We use the past perfect to refer to actions that happened _____ a specific time or another action in the past.

I went to bed after I ___________ off the television.

When Airi _______ at school, she realized she _______ her textbook.

When I _______ the new teacher, I was so surprised. I _______ his class before!

The police couldn't arrest Andy, because they _______ any evidence against him.

When the police ________ at the bank, the robbers had already escaped in a car.

The police ______ the suspect because he had left his fingerprints at the scene of the crime.