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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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  • After Columbus (discover) America, he (return) to Spain.
    had discovered/ returned
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  • They (sell) everything before they (move) to Liverpool.
    had sold/moved
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  • She (open) the box when 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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  • It (rain) all summer, so the grass was completely dead.
    hadn't rained
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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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