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Past Simple VS Past Perfect Tense

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    Use either the past simple or the past perfect of the verbs in the blanks.
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  • She _____ (feel) nervous when she spoke to the interviewer.
    She felt nervous when she spoke to the interviewer.
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  • He felt anxious all day because he _____ (forget) to lock his front door.
    He felt anxious all day because he had forgotten to lock his front door.
  •  5
  • He gained weight because he _____ (eat) a lot over the holidays.
    He gained weight because he had eaten a lot over the holidays.
  •  15
  • She had difficulty with the test questions because she _____ (not study).
    She had difficulty with the test questions because she hadn't studied.
  •  25
  • When he arrived at the office, he _____ (look) at his schedule.
    When he arrived at the office, he looked at his schedule.
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  • When she (arrive) _____ at her house, we (discover) _____ that she (cook) _____ dinner for us.
    When she arrived at her house, we discovered that she had cooked dinner for us.
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  • After we (see)_____ the movie, we (go) _____ to bed.
    After we had seen the movie, we went to bed.
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  • As soon as it (start) _____ to rain, she (take) _____ her umbrella.
    As soon as it started to rain, she took her umbrella.
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  • He (play) _____ cards after he (do) _____ his homework.
    He played cards after he had done his homework.
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  • Father (start) _____ to wash the car after mother (go) _____ out.
    Father started to wash the car after mother had gone out.
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  • Before we (go) _____ out, we (put) _____ on our new shoes.
    Before we went out, we had put on our new shoes.
  •  20
  • We (see) _____ the robbers after they (leave) _____ the bank.
    We saw the robbers after they had left the bank.
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