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Past Simple vs. Past Perfect

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  • They (go) to a restaurant after they (sail).
    went/ had sailed
  • At school, Jim (copy) the homework that he (do / not)
    copied/hadn't done
  • She (open) the box after she (find) the key.
    opened/ had found
  • (why / they / have) dinner before they ______ (come) to the party?
    Why had they had / came
  • After he (work) very hard, he (fall) ill.
    had worked/ fell
  • After they (see) the Tower, they (go) to Westminster Abbey.
    had seen/ went
  • After Columbus (discover) America, he (return) to Spain.
    had discovered/ returned
  • (what / Bob / do) that he was kept in after school?
    What had Bob done/stayed
  • (you / eat) anything before you _______ (go) to the theatre?
    Had you eaten/went
  • He (ask) me which animals I (see) in Africa.
    asked/ had seen
  • We ______(eat) at a restaurant last night because I (buy / not) anything for dinner.
    ate/hadn't bought
  • (they / book) a room before they ______ (go) to Dublin?
    Had they booked/went
  • In the shopping centre, I (meet)  a friend who I (see / not) for ages.
    met/hadn't seen
  • (Carly / wash) the dishes when her mum came home?
    Had Carly washed
  • It (not rain) all summer, so the grass (be) completely dead.
    hadn't rained / was
  • (he / live) in London before he --________ (move) to Glasgow?
    Had he lived/moved
  • When we came back, it _____(be) cold in the house because Alice (close / not) the windows.
    was/hadn't closed
  • We (loose) the match because we (practise / not) the days before.
    lost/hadn't practised
  • Before they (start) the party, they (invite) some friends.
    started/ had invited
  • When I (get) to the airport I realised I (forget) my passport.
    got/had forgotten
  • The thief  (can) walk right into the house because you (lock / not) the door.
    could/hadn't locked
  • When Julie  (return) home from her holiday, the flat was a mess. John (have) a party.
    returned/had had
  • Before they (move) to Liverpool, they (sell) everything.
    moved/ had sold