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Past Simple vs. Past Perfect

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  • I failed the exam. I (NOT/CAN) concentrate because I (NOT SLEEP ) well the night before.
    couldn't, hadn't slept
  • I went to the library, then I (buy) some milk and went home.
    bought
  • At 7am this morning, I (ALREADY, WAKE UP) because I was excited for the day!
    had already woken up
  • At school, Jim quickly copied the homework that he (do / not)
    hadn't done
  • We ate at a restaurant last night because I (buy / not) anything for dinner.
    hadn't bought
  • After they (see) the Tower, they (go) to Westminster Abbey.
    had seen/ went
  • Columbus (return) to Spain once he (discover) South America.
    returned, had discovered
  • (Carly / wash) the dishes when her mum came home?
    Had Carly washed
  • They (go) to a restaurant after they (finish) playing football.
    went / finished
  • When I opened the curtains the sun was shining and the ground was white. It (snow) during the night.
    had snowed
  • I was late because there (be / just) an accident on the road when I left home.
    had just been
  • When I (get) to the airport I discovered I (forget) my passport.
    got, had forgotten
  • She (open) the box after she (find) the key.
    opened/ had found
  • When we came back, it was cold in the house because Alice (close / not) the windows.
    hadn't closed
  • John (play) the piano when he was a child, but he doesn't play now.
    played
  • I (never be) to a play before last night.
    had never been
  • We lost the match because we (practise / not) the days before.
    hadn't practised
  • It (rain) all summer, so the grass was completely dead.
    hadn't rained
  • I (be) confused by the homework because the teacher (not have) time to explain it in class.
    WAS, HADN'T HAD
  • He (ask) me which animals I (see) in Namibia.
    asked/ had seen
  • In the shopping centre, I met a friend who I (see / not) for ages.
    hadn't seen