Past Simple vs. Past Perfect Simple + Continuous | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Before the engine (break) down, it (run) non-stop.

broke - had been running

When I (look) at my phone, it was clear she (ignore) me all day.

looked - had been ignoring

By the time the bus (arrive), it (rain) heavily.

arrived - had been raining

When the match finally (start), we (wait) for over an hour.

started - had been waiting

After she (wake) up, she realised she (dream) about the exam.

woke - had dreamed/dreamt/been dreaming

When they finally (stop) to rest, they (walk) for over five hours.

stopped - had been walking

Before he (feel) sick, he (eat) junk food all week.

felt - had been eating

By the time she (finish) the report, she (type) for hours.

finished - had been typing

When I finally (get) home, I (work) for twelve hours.

got - had been working

We were annoyed because the neighbours (make) so much noise.

had been making

The ground was wet because it (rain) earlier.

had been raining

His eyes were red because he (cry).

had been crying

She was exhausted because she (study) all night.

had been studying

When I arrived, they (wait) for over an hour.

had been waiting

(Carly / wash) the dishes when her mum (come) home?

Had Carly washed - came

(why / they / have) dinner before they (come) to the party?

Why had they had - came

(they / book) a room before they (go) to Dublin?

Had they booked - went

(he / live) in London before he (move) to Glasgow?

Had he lived - moved

(you / eat) anything before you (go) to the theatre?

Had you eaten - went

(what / Bob / do) that he was in prison?

What had Bob done - was

When we came back, it (be) cold in the house because Alice (close / not) the windows.

was - hadn't closed

We (eat) at a restaurant last night because I (buy / not) anything for dinner.

ate - hadn't bought

At school, Jim quickly (copy) the homework that he (do / not)

copied - hadn't done

We (lose) the match because we (practise / not) the days before.

lost - hadn't practised

The thief (can) walk right into the house because you (lock / not) the door.

could - hadn't locked

In the shopping centre, I (meet) a friend who I (see / not) for ages.

met - hadn't seen

When Julie (get) home from her holiday, the flat was a mess. John (have) a party.

got - had had

When I (open) the curtains the sun was shining and the ground (be) white. It (snow) during the night.

opened - was - had snowed

John (play) the piano when he was a child, but he doesn't play now.

played

It (rain) all summer, so the grass was completely dead.

hadn't rained

I went to the library, then I (buy) some milk and (go) home.

bought - went

When I (get) to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport.

got

Before they (start) the party, they (invite) some friends.

started/ had invited

They (go) to a restaurant after they (watch) a movie.

went/ had watched

She (open) the box after she (find) the key.

opened/ had found

After he (work) very hard, he (become) ill.

had worked/ became

Before they (move) to Liverpool, they (sell) everything.

moved/ had sold

After Columbus (discover) America, he (return) to Spain.

had discovered/ returned

He (ask) me which animals I (see) in Africa.

asked/ had seen

After they (see) the Tower of London, they (go) to Westminster Abbey.

had seen/ went