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Past Perfect or Past Simple?

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    Past Perfect and Past Simple forms in sentences
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  • (Carly / wash) the dishes when her mum came home?
    Had Carly washed
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  • (why / they / have) dinner before they came to the party?
    Why had they had
  •  15
  • (they / book) a room before they went to Dublin?
    Had they booked
  •  15
  • (he / live) in London before he moved to Glasgow?
    Had he lived
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  • (you / eat) anything before you went to the theatre?
    Had you eaten
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  • (what / Bob / do) that he was kept in after school?
    What had Bob done
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  • When we came back, it was cold in the house because Alice (close / not) the windows.
    hadn't closed
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  • We ate at a restaurant last night because I (buy / not) anything for dinner.
    hadn't bought
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  • The thief (can) walk right into the house because you (lock / not) the door.
    could, hadn't locked
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  • Before they (start) the party, they (invite) some friends.
    started, had invited
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  • They (go) to a restaurant after they (sail).
    went, had sailed
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  • She (open) the box after she (find) the key.
    opened, had found
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  • Before they (move) to Liverpool, they (sell) everything.
    moved, had sold
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  • After Columbus (discover) America, he (return) to Spain.
    had discovered, returned
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  • He (ask) me which animals I (see) in Africa.
    asked, had seen
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  • After they (see) the Tower, they (go) to Westminster Abbey.
    had seen, went
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