Matching Pairs Past Perfect Simple 2Online version Match the sentences to the function accordingly. by Alejandra Bastidas 1 The past perfect simple expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past, “the past in the past". 2 The past perfect simple expresses that something happened before a specific time in the past. 3 The past perfect simple expresses that something happened before a specific time in the past. 4 The past perfect expresses unreal or imaginary situations in the past. 5 The past perfect simple expresses that something happened before a specific time in the past. 6 The past perfect simple expresses unreal or imaginary situations in the past. 7 The past perfect expresses unreal or imaginary situations in the past. 8 The past perfect simple expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past, “the past in the past". 9 The past perfect expresses unreal or imaginary situations in the past. 10 The past perfect simple expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past, “the past in the past". I wish I hadn't gone to bed so late! I had never seen such a beautiful beach before. We had had that car for ten years before it broke down. I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet. I had already eaten my dinner when he called. She would have passed the exam if she had studied harder. We wish we had known the truth before. I had been to the U.S. once before 2006. Tony knew Istanbul so well because he had visited the city several times. If I had known you were ill, I would have visited you.