4 Rewrite the following sentences using one past perfect
verb and one past simple verb.
1 I bought a ticket, then I checked the numbers.
After I'd bought a ticket, I checked the numbers.
2 We bought some chicken, then we made dinner.
When
3 My parents went out, then I got home.
When
4 The sun came out, then we arrived at the beach.
After
5 I took my bike apart, then I cleaned every piece.
After
6 It got dark, then we arrived at the hotel.
When
7 I spoke to my dad, then I applied for the job.
After
8 She read the letter, then she began to laugh.
When
Answers & Comments
2. When we'd bought some chicken, we made dinner.
3. When my parents'd gone out, I got home.
4. After the sun'd come out,we arrived at the beach.
5. After I'd taken my bike apart I cleaned every piece.
6. When it'd got dark we arrived at the hotel.
7. After I'd spoken to my dad, I applied for the job.
8. When she had read the letter, she began to laugh.