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