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Past Simple vs. Past Perfect

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    Complete the sentences
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  • He (ask) me which animals I (see) in Africa.
    asked/ had seen
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  • 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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  • Before they (start) the party, they (invite) some friends.
    started/ had invited
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  • John (play) the piano when he was a child, but he doesn't play now.
    played
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  • When I opened the curtains the sun was shining and the ground was white. It (snow) during the night.
    had snowed
  •  20
  • (what / Bob / do) that he was kept in after school?
    What had Bob done
  •  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
  • Last month he _____________(fall) off his bike and ______________(twist) his ankle.
    fell/ twisted
  •  20