B In each case you have two events in the order in which they took place. Write the information in one sentence using the words in brackets ().
A: The driver started the car. B: Lady James appeared.
(When Lady James/appearl, the driver/already/start/the car)
When Lady. James appeared..the driver had already.started the car
1 A: We put the fire out. B: The firemen arrived.
(When the firemen/arrivel, we/already/put/the fire out)
2 A: Jim finished the work. B: The manager came back.
(When the manager/come/back, Jim/already/finish/the work)
3 A: I went to bed. B: Philip telephoned.
(When Philip/telephonel, Valready/go/to bed)
4 A: Alice and Jack had lunch. B: Their children came home.
(When their children/come/home, Alice and Jack/already/have/lunch)
5 A: lan prepared the supper. B: His wife got home from work.
(When his wife/get/home from work, lan/already prepare/the supper)
6 A: The thieves spent the money. B: The police caught them.
(The thieves/already/spend/the money, when the police/catch/them)
- The phrase "When the firemen arrived" indicates the first event, and "we had already put the fire out" indicates the second event. We use the past perfect tense "had already put" to show that the action of putting out the fire occurred before the arrival of the firemen.
2. When the manager came back, Jim had already finished the work.
- The phrase "When the manager came back" indicates the first event, and "Jim had already finished the work" indicates the second event. We use the past perfect tense "had already finished" to show that Jim completed the work before the manager's return.
3. When Philip telephoned, I had already gone to bed.
- The phrase "When Philip telephoned" indicates the first event, and "I had already gone to bed" indicates the second event. We use the past perfect tense "had already gone" to show that I went to bed before Philip made the phone call.
4. When their children came home, Alice and Jack had already had lunch.
- The phrase "When their children came home" indicates the first event, and "Alice and Jack had already had lunch" indicates the second event. We use the past perfect tense "had already had" to show that Alice and Jack finished eating lunch before their children arrived home.
5. When his wife got home from work, Ian had already prepared the supper.
- The phrase "When his wife got home from work" indicates the first event, and "Ian had already prepared the supper" indicates the second event. We use the past perfect tense "had already prepared" to show that Ian finished preparing supper before his wife's arrival.
6. The thieves had already spent the money when the police caught them.
- The phrase "The thieves had already spent the money" indicates the first event, and "the police caught them" indicates the second event. We use the past perfect tense "had already spent" to show that the thieves used up the money before the police apprehended them.