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