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Past Perfect VS Past Simple

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    Complete the sentences with the correct form.
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  • Peter was Sally's best friend. She ……………… (know) him all her life.
    had known
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  • After they ..........(see) the Tower, they........... (go) to Westminster Abbey.
    had seen / went
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  • I was delighted when I found my keys. I …………………..(look) for them for hours.
    had been looking
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  • Before they............... (move) to Liverpool, they............ (sell) everything.
    moved / had sold
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  • She was exhausted because she …………(work) since eight o'clock that morning.
    had been working
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  • I ……………………….(not / see) Jacob for several years, but I recognized him immediately.
    hadn't seen
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  • John............. (play) the piano when he was a child, but he doesn't play now.
    played
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  • We could not send you a postcard because we ............... (lose) your address.
    had lost
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  • The roads were blocked in the morning. It …………………. (snow) all night.
    had been snowing
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  • (what / Bob / do)................ that he was kept in after school?
    What had Bob done
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  • Had the teachers ……………… (work) before the strike?
    been working
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  • We .................. (sign) the contract before the meeting ................. (end).
    had signed / ended
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  • She ....................(not go) to work because she ................... (catch) a cold.
    didn't go / had caught
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