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Past Simple and Past Perfect

  •  English    8     Public
    Choose the correct tense
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  • My uncle and aunt ______ (already / get engaged) before they ________ (emigrate) to Australia.
    had already got engaged ; emigrated
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  • I _________ (not can) buy anything because I _________ (forget) my wallet.
    couldn´t buy ; had forgotten
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  • Robert _________ (be) upset because he _________ (split up) with his girfriend.
    was ; had split up
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  • Kelly _________ (start) her first business before she _________ (leave) university.
    had started/started ; left
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  • As soon as Sara _______ (inherit) the money from her grandfather, she _________ (buy) a car.
    had inherited / inherited ; bought
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  • By the time Joe _________ (retire) he _________ (become) a grandfather.
    retired ; had become
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  • After Fred _________ (settle down) in London, he _________ (decide) to have a change of career.
    had settled / settled down; decided
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  • We _________ (spend) the weekend mooving house, so we _________ (go) to bed very early on Sunday.
    had spent / spent; went
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