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Past Simple vs. Past Perfect

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    Complete the sentences
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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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