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Past Perfect or Past Simple

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    Do the exercises and choose Past Simple or Past Perfect
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  • Jill was afraid she _____ (forget) her key at home, but she found it in her handbag.
    Jill was afraid she had forgotten her key at home, but she found it in her handbag.
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  • Dad wasn’t at home when I came back. He _____ (go) out twenty minutes before.
    Dad wasn’t at home when I came back. He had gone out twenty minutes before.
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  • I wasn’t hungry because I_____ (just/have) breakfast.
    I wasn’t hungry because I had just had breakfast.
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  • Peter saw an urgent message on his table. Somebody _____ (leave) it the day before.
    Peter saw an urgent message on his table. Somebodyhad left it the day before.
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  • I apologized I _____ (not/phone) her.
    I apologized I hadn`t phoned her.
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  • We had no car at that time because we _____ (sell) our old one.
    We had no car at that time because we had sold our old one.
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  • Make a sentence using "before": I sent a telegram. Then I met my friend.
    I had sent a telegram before I met my friend.
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  • Make a sentence using "before": The rain stopped. I went for a walk.
    The rain had stopped before I went for a walk.
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  • Make a sentence using "before": I did my homework. My mother returned home.
    I had done my homework before my mother returned home.
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  • Make a sentence using "before": We met in the street. We went to the park.
    We had met in the street before we went to the park.
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  • Make a sentence using "before": They packed their things. Then they started.
    They had packed their things before they started.
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  • Make a sentence using "before": The film began. We came to the cinema.
    Before we came to the cinema the film had begun.
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  • Make your example: I watched a new film after…
    your example
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  • Make your example: I went for a walk after...
    your example
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  • Make your example: I fell asleep after...
    your example
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  • Make your example: I began to read a book after...
    your example
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