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Past Simple vs. Past Perfect

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    Complete the sentences
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  • After they (see) the Tower, they (go) to Westminster Abbey.
    had seen/ went
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  • He (ask) me which animals I (see) in Africa.
    asked/ had seen
  •  20
  • After Columbus (discover) America, he (return) to Spain.
    had discovered/ returned
  •  20
  • After he (work) very hard, he (fall) ill.
    had worked/ fell
  •  20
  • She (open) the box after she (find) the key.
    opened/ had found
  •  20
  • They (go) to a restaurant after they (sail).
    went/ had sailed
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  • When I (get) to the airport I discovered I ( forget) my passport.
    got / had forgotten
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  • In the shopping centre, I met a friend who I (see / not) for ages.
    hadn't seen
  •  20
  • We (lose) the match because we (practise / not) the days before.
    lost / hadn't practised
  •  20
  • We ate at a restaurant last night because I (buy / not) anything for dinner.
    hadn't bought
  •  20
  • When we came back, it was cold in the house because Alice (close / not) the windows.
    hadn't closed
  •  20
  • (they / book) a room before they (go) to Dublin?
    Had they booked / went
  •  25