Past Simple vs. Past Perfect

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After they (see) the Tower, they (go) to Westminster Abbey.

had seen/ went

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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

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Before they (move) to Liverpool, they (sell) everything.

moved/ had sold

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After he (work) very hard, he (fall) ill.

had worked/ fell

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She (open) the box after she (find) the key.

opened/ had found

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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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When I (get) to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport.

got

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I went to the library, then I (buy) some milk and went home.

bought

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It (rain) all summer, so the grass was completely dead.

hadn't rained

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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

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When Julie got home from her holiday, the flat was a mess. John (have) a party.

had had

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In the shopping centre, I met a friend who I (see / not) for ages.

hadn't seen

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The thief could walk right into the house because you (lock / not) the door.

hadn't locked

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We lost the match because we (practise / not) the days before.

hadn't practised

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At school, Jim quickly copied the homework that he (do / not)

hadn't done

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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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When we came back, it was cold in the house because Alice (close / not) the windows.

hadn't closed

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(what / Bob / do) that he was kept in after school?

What had Bob done

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(you / eat) anything before you went to the theatre?

Had you eaten

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(he / live) in London before he moved to Glasgow?

Had he lived

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(they / book) a room before they went to Dublin?

Had they booked

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(why / they / have) dinner before they came to the party?

Why had they had

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(Carly / wash) the dishes when her mum came home?

Had Carly washed

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