B1business

Past Perfect - Business English

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  1. By the time the meeting started, the CEO (already/arrive).
  2. I realized I (forget) my laptop at home when I reached the office.
  3. The team (complete) the project before the deadline passed.
  4. She was nervous because she (never/give) a presentation to the board before.
  5. We found out that the client (change) their mind about the contract.
  6. They (finish) the negotiation before the lawyers arrived.
  7. Mark (not/read) the email before he called the customer.
  8. The stock price (drop) significantly before the news was announced.
  9. By the end of the quarter, we (surpass) our sales targets.
  10. The manager was angry because the assistant (lose) the important files.
  11. Everything was ready because they (prepare) the room in advance.
  12. I (not/meet) him before the conference last week.
  13. The company (expand) into Europe before the economic crisis hit.
  14. She told me that she (send) the report an hour earlier.
  15. The technician (fix) the server before the staff arrived at work.
  16. We realized that the budget (exceed) our initial estimates.
  17. By the time the presentation began, the audience (sit) down.
  18. He (work) for that firm for ten years before he resigned.
  19. The marketing department (launch) the campaign before the competitor did.
  20. They (sign) the deal before the deadline expired.
  21. The software (fail) several times before we finally updated it.
  22. Sarah (study) the market trends before she proposed the new strategy.
  23. The investors (withdraw) their support before the merger was finalized.
  24. I understood the situation because I (hear) about the problem earlier.
  25. The secretary (organize) all the documents before the audit started.