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(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