Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Perfect

• Lisa had left before the party even started. -
• My parents had not come to my games before yesterday. -
• Samanta had never danced salsa before she went to the class. -
• I had never driven a Ferrari before I went to Monaco. -
• What had Josh done that you became so angry? -
• Had Emma seen a psychiatrist before you told her to? -
• Paul told me they had lived in Spain for five years. -
• My brother had never done any sport before he took up basketball. -
• I announced that I had left my job. -
• Had they bought anything from Ikea before yesterday? -
• Had you spoken to Jack before you met each other? -
• Lola had not eaten anything all day before she had dinner. -
• Anna hadn't eaten Chinese food before she went to Beijing. -
• Had the snowstorm started before you left? -
• Had it taken so long to get a table in the past? -
• I had just baked the cake, and dad ate it all! -
• What had they said that made you so upset? -
• How much had James drunk before you took him home? -
• I went to London three days ago. -
• My daughter got a new job last month. -