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My aunt _______ (fly) to Athens last week.

FLEW

Susan said that she ____ already ______ (see) that film, so we decided against it.

HAD already SEEN

They didn't have to queue because they ________ (buy) tickets online 3 days earlier.

HAD BOUGHT

Helen ______ (divorce) James before she met Jim.

HAD DIVORCED

I was so sure that I _______ (lock) the door before I left for the airport.

HAD LOCKED

By the time I _____ (get) the main role in the play, I _______ (study) drama for 10 years.

GOT; HAD STUDIED

Everyone ______ (hug) each other after they _______ (finish) the maths exam.

HUGGED; HAD FINISHED

I ____ just _____ that expensive necklace when a thief _____ (attack) me and stole my bag.

HAD just BOUGHT; ATTACKED

Our teacher _______ (not give) us any homework because we _______ (finish) all the tasks in the lesson.

DIDN'T GIVE; HAD FINISHED

When the boys _______ (arrive) at the cinema, the film ____ already ______ (begin).

ARRIVED; HAD already BEGUN

Alan started doing his homework after he _______ (play) LOL for an hour.

HAD PLAYED

At last Uncle Ken _____ (decide) to visit a doctor after he ______ (be) ill for 2 weeks.

DECIDED; HAD BEEN

Don ______ (tell) that he _______ (break) Alan's mobile phone.

DIDN'T TELL; HAD BROKEN

Nobody ______ (accept) Angela's party invitation because she _______ (forgot) to include her phone number.

ACCEPTED; HAD FORGOTTEN

When I _____ (get) to the swimming pool at Valtu, I realised that I ________ (leave) my towel at home.

GOT; HAD LEFT

Dad ______ (drive) me straight home, because I had fallen into ice cold water.

DROVE