Exercise 1: Rewrite these sentences so that the meaning stays the same: past simple / past perfect 1. The robbers had left the bank when the policemen finally arrived. → Before _________________________________________________ 2. When the rain started, the Atkinsons had finished planting trees. → By the time ____________________________________________ 3. By the time Rebecca went into the store, she had got soaked. → After _________________________________________________ 4. Darcey had seen this castle before she came again last Sunday. → After _________________________________________________ 5. Mr. Palmer hadn't spoken any Chinese before he moved to Peking. → When _______________________________________________ 6. Sonny had got fainted by the time the ambulance reached the hospital. → Before ________________________________________________ 7. When my mother brought me an apple, I had finished my homework. → After _________________________________________________