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After they (see) the Tower, they (go) to Westminster Abbey.
had seen/ went
He (ask) me which animals I (see) in Africa.
asked/ had seen
After Columbus (discover) America, he (return) to Spain.
had discovered/ returned
Before they (move) to Liverpool, they (sell) everything.
moved/ had sold
After he (work) very hard, he (fall) ill.
had worked/ fell
She (open) the box after she (find) the key.
opened/ had found
They (go) to a restaurant after they (sail).
went/ had sailed
Before they (start) the party, they (invite) some friends.
started/ had invited
When I (get) to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport.
got
I went to the library, then I (buy) some milk and went home.
bought
It (rain) all summer, so the grass was completely dead.
hadn't rained
John (play) the piano when he was a child, but he doesn't play now.
played
When I opened the curtains the sun was shining and the ground was white. It (snow) during the night.
had snowed
When Julie got home from her holiday, the flat was a mess. John (have) a party.
had had
In the shopping centre, I met a friend who I (see / not) for ages.
hadn't seen
The thief could walk right into the house because you (lock / not) the door.
hadn't locked
