1. Paul (be) to the United Arab Emirates twice before he moved there.

2. (you/reply) to all e-mails by noon?

3. Sarah went abroad after her husband (cheat) on her.

4. The children went to bed after their mum (read) their favourite tale for them.

5. Brenda (say) a prayer before her first parachute jump.

6. How long (you/be) married before you got pregnant?

7. Agnes was devastated because she (forget) about her best friend’s birthday.

8. (Monica/pay) off all her debts by January?

9. He (print) the contract before the meeting.

10. I (run) in the park for 30 minutes before I got tired.

11. Celine (spend) all her pocket money by last Monday.

12. By midnight the dogs (bark) for 2 hours.

13. Daniel (break) his leg before the finals.

14. (you/lock) the door before you left home?

15. How long (Peter/have) a sports car before he sold it?

16. Aunt Libby (water) the flowers in the garden for 5 minutes when it started to rain.

17. (you/check) the equipment before you set off?

18. Our neighbours (not/ask) us for permission before they put up a fence between us.

19. Amanda and Oscar (go) out for 2 years before he proposed to her.

20. Teresa noticed that someone (steal) her wallet.

21. We (study) for 3 years before we got a degree.

22. Pamela and her friends (chat) on the Internet for 2 hours before they decided to meet.

23. I was totally exhausted because I (clean) the house for 3 hours.

24. Andrew’s children (listen) to loud music for 30 minutes before he told them to turn it down.

25. Kate (pick) mushrooms for 4 hours by noon.