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Past perfect and simple past

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  • We ___ (not/ prepare)at all before we ___ (take) that test.
    We hadn't prepared at all before we took that test.
  • The children ___ (collect) the chestnuts that ___ (fall) from the tree.
    The children collected the chestnuts that had fallen from the tree.
  • When we ___(come) back, it was cold in the house because Alice (close / not) the windows.
    When we came back, it was cold in the house because Alice had not closed the windows.
  • My brother ___ (eat) all of the cake that our mum ___ (make) .
    My brother ate all of the cake that our mum had made
  • We ___ (eat) at a restaurant last night because I (buy / not) anything for dinner.
    We ate at a restaurant last night because I had not bought anything for dinner.
  • I couldn’t go to the cinema with my friends last night because I (finish / not) my homework yet.
    I couldn’t go to the cinema with my friends last night because I had not finished my homework yet.
  • I ___ (never/meet) anyone from California before I ___ (meet) Jim.
    I had never met anyone from California before I met Jim.
  • I ___ (write) articles on various topics before he ___ (come)
    I had written articles on various topics before he came
  • The teacher ___ (correct) the tests that the students (write) .
    The teacher corrected the tests that the students had written.
  • The waiter ___ (bring) a drink that I ___ (not / order) .
    The waiter brought a drink that I had not ordered .
  • I could not remember the poem we ___ (learn) the week before.
    I could not remember the poem we had learned the week before
  • My friend ___ (be) in hospital because she (slip) on a banana skin.
    My friend was in hospital because she had slipped on a banana skin.
  • The storm ___ (destroy) the sandcastle that we ___ (build)
    The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we had built
  • I ___ (be) late for work because I (miss) the bus.
    I was late for work because I had missed the bus.
  • We ___ (live) in the house that my father (build) .
    We lived in the house that my father had built.
  • He ____ (not / be) to Nebraska before 1997.
    He had not been to Nebraska before 1997.
  • My sixteenth birthday ___ (be) the worst day I (ever/have).
    My sixteenth birthday was the worst day I had ever had.
  • The doctor ___ (take) off the plaster that he ___ (put on) six weeks before.
    The doctor took off the plaster that he had put on six weeks before.
  • (he / call) _______ Angie before he ___ (go) to see her in London?
    Had he called Angie before he went to see her in London?
  • When she ___ (go) out to play, she (do / already) her homework.
    When she went out to play, she had already done her homework.
  • She ___ (not / ride) a horse before that day.
    She had not ridden a horse before that day.
  • I was sorry when the factory ___ (shoot) down. I ___ (work) there for ten years.
    I was sorry when the factory shot down. I had worked there for ten years.
  • I ___ (call) his office but he ___ (already/ leave).
    I called his office but he had already left.
  • I ___ (lose) so much weight because I ___ (begin) exercising.
    I lost so much weight because I had begun exercising.