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Past Simple & Past Perfect

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    Using the Past Simple and the Past Perfect in a sentence.
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  • After they (see) the exhibition, they (go) to the restaurant.
    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 Japan, 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 (forget) my passport.
    got / had forgotten
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  • When I (open) the curtains in the morning, I found that it (snow) during the night.
    opened, had snowed
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  • The flat (be) a mess because John (have) a party.
    was, had had
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  • In the shopping centre, I (meet) a friend who I (not see) for ages.
    met, had not seen
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  • The thief (can walk) right into the house because you (not lock) the door.
    could walk, had not locked
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  • We (lose) the match because we (not practise) the days before.
    lost, hadn't practised
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  • At school, Jim quickly (copy) the homework that he (not do).
    copied, had not done
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  • We (eat) at a restaurant last night because I (not buy) anything for dinner.
    ate, had not bought
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