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Past Simple & Past Perfect

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    Complete the sentences
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  • We lost the match because we (practise / not) the days before.
    hadn't practised
  •  20
  • At school, Jim quickly copied the homework that he (do / not)
    hadn't done
  •  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
  • (what / Bob / do) that he was kept in after school?
    What had Bob done
  •  25
  • (you / eat) anything before you went to the theatre?
    Had you eaten
  •  25
  • (he / live) in London before he moved to Glasgow?
    Had he lived
  •  25
  • (they / book) a room before they went to Dublin?
    Had they booked
  •  25
  • (why / they / have) dinner before they came to the party?
    Why had they had
  •  25
  • (Carly / wash) the dishes when her mum came home?
    Had Carly washed
  •  25
  • We did badly in our test because we (check / not) our answers before we (hand) the test in.
    Hadn't checked, handed
  •  25
  • I (be) awake for six hours by the time my husband (wake) up.
    had been, woke
  •  20
  • The thieves (flee) the country already by the time the police (realise) that they (commit) a crime.
    had fled, realised, had committed
  •  25