Complete the gaps with the Past Perfect or the Past Simple: 1) A: ..... (you/manage) to catch the 8 o’clock train last night? B: No, it ..... (already/leave) when I ..... (get) there. 2) A: What ..... (Helen/do) when she ..... (arrive) home? B: Well, she ..... (make) something to eat and then she ..... (go) to bed. 3) A: Why ..... (Sarah/be) so upset last night? B: Before she ..... (come) to find us, she ..... (get) in a fight with her sister. 4) A: ..... (the children/see) their father yesterday? B: No. By the time he ..... (drive) back from the city, they ..... (already/fall) asleep.

1. A: Did you manage to catch the 8 o’clock train last night? B: No, it had already left when I got there.

2. A: What did Helen do when she arrived home? B: Well, she made something to eat and then she went to bed.

3. A: Why was Sarah so upset last night? B: Before she came to find us, she had got in a fight with her sister.

4. A: Did the children see their father yesterday? B: No. By the time he drove back from the city, they had already fallen asleep.

Past Perfect обозначает действие, которое произошло раньше другого действия в прошлом; Past Simple — более позднее действие или последовательность событий. Перевод: «Тебе удалось поймать поезд в восемь часов прошлой ночью? — Нет, он уже ушёл, когда я пришёл туда».