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Past Simple vs Past Perfect

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  • When we _______(drive) home we ________(see) an ambulance
    were driving, saw
  • I _______(walk) past the jewellery shop when I _____(see) this beautiful necklace and ______(decide) to buy it for mom's birthday
    was walking, saw , decided
  • My boyfriend _______(play) video gamed while I __________(cook) dinner!
    was playing, was cooking
  • The athletes ______ (not drink) any liquids for 5 hours until they _____ (reach) the finish line.
    HADN'T DRUNK; REACHED
  • They didn't have to queue because they ________ (buy) tickets online 3 days earlier.
    HAD BOUGHT
  • Susan said that she ____ already ______ (see) that film, so we decided against it.
    HAD already SEEN
  • He __________(can't) go to see his grandma because the car ______(not/ have) any petrol
    couldn't , didn;t have
  • Helen ______ (divorce) James before she met Jim.
    HAD DIVORCED
  • "How _____ you ____ (find) their house?" the policeman asked.
    DID you FIND
  • My aunt _______ (fly) to Athens last week.
    FLEW
  • When I _____ (get) to the swimming pool, I realised that I ________ (leave) my towel at home.
    GOT; HAD LEFT
  • Don ______ (tell) that he _______ (break) Alan's mobile phone.
    DIDN'T TELL; HAD BROKEN
  • It _______(be) a beautiful day on Sunday! The sun _______(shine) and the birds ______(sing)
    was, was shining, were singing
  • It was a new kind of fruit that I _______ (not eat) before.
    HADN'T EATEN
  • What ________(you/do) at 5 p.m yesterday?
    were you doing
  • After the decorator had painted the wall, she ______ (notice) it was completely wrong colour.
    NOTICED
  • When the boys _______ (arrive) at the cinema, the film ____ already ______ (begin).
    ARRIVED; HAD already BEGUN