I had gone to the shop before I went home.
he had left just before you arrived.
he had worked at the university before he retired.
he said he had studied English for two years.
after she heard the news she phoned me at once.
hardly had i closed my eyes when i began to imagine the most fantastic shapes.
i had just entered the house when it started raining.
i came to the station after the train had left.
after he heard the news he phoned me at once.