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Past perfect and Past Simple

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