When we got to the cinema, the film had already started.

Which action happened first?

When we got to the cinema, the film had already started.

Which verb form is used to indicate that something happened BEFORE something else in the past?

We were feeling hungry even though we ................................ lunch only an hour before.

I didn't know my way round the city because I ............................... there before.

The party, which our hosts ........................... before we arrived, was one of the most enjoyable parts of our trip.

When I ............................. in Nairobi, I wasn't allowed to leave the airport because I .............................. my passport.

Which verb phrase is in the past perfect continuous?

I was disappointed when I saw the film because I ................................... a lot of good reviews about it.

I ........................................ forward to seeing the film for ages before it came out on Netflix.

They ................................. on improving the technology for years before they actually made the film.

Before the first Shrek film in 2001, viewers ................................. such good animation.

I couldn't believe he ............................ such a thing!

I was hungry when I arrived because I ............................... anything to eat all day.

Joe .................................... to London before and he found it really exciting.

On one of my birthdays, my dad ............................. me a bicycle because I'd always wanted one.

She was 18 years old and she ............................... school two weeks earlier.

Tina went to see the doctor because she ......................................... well for months.