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Past Simple vs. Past Perfect

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  • We _______ at a restaurant last night because I ________ anything for dinner before that.
    HAD EATEN / DIDN'T BUY
    ATE / HADN'T BOUGHT
  • Before the lesson, Jim ___________ the homework that he __________ at home the night before.
    DID / HADN'T DONE
    HAD DONE / DIDN'T DO
  • After Columbus __________ America, he ____________ to Spain.
    HAD DISCOVERED / RETURNED
    DISCOVERED / HAD RETURNED
  • He _________ me which animals I _________ in Africa the week before.
    ASKED / HAD SEEN
    HAD ASKED / SAW
  • After I ______________ to the library, I __________ home.
    WENT / HAD GONE
    HAD GONE / WENT
  • In the shopping centre, I _________ a friend who I __________ for ages.
    MET / HADN'T SEEN
    HAD MET / DIDN'T SEE
  • After he ____________ very hard, he _________ really tired.
    HAD WORKED / FELT
    WORKED / HAD FELT
  • She _______ the box after she __________ the key.
    HAD OPENED / FOUND
    OPENED / HAD FOUND
  • Before they __________ to Liverpool, they _________ everything.
    MOVED / HAD SOLD
    HAD MOVED / SOLD
  • She ___________ to speak Italian before she _______ to Italy.
    LEARNED / HAD MOVED
    HAD LEARNED / MOVED
  • When we _________ at the cinema the film _____________ and we missed the first 5 minutes.
    ARRIVED / HAD STARTED
    HAD ARRIVED / STARTED
  • When I ___________ the curtains in the morning I saw that it ______ during the night.
    HAD OPENED / SNOWED
    OPENED / HAD SNOWED
  • We ___________ the match because we ___________ the days before.
    LOST / HADN'T PRACTICED
    HAD LOST / DIDN'T PRACTICE
  • When Julie got home she _________ that John __________ a party.
    SAW / HAD HAD
    HAD SEEN / HAD
  • Before they _________ the party, they ___________ some friends.
    STARTED / HAD INVITED
    HAD STARTED / INVITED
  • When I ___________ at the airport I discovered I ____________ my passport.
    HAD ARRIVED / FORGOT
    ARRIVED / HAD FORGOTTEN
  • After they _________ the Tower, they _________ to Westminster Abbey.
    SAW / HAD GONE
    HAD SEEN / WENT
  • They _________ to a restaurant after they _________.
    WENT / HAD SAILED
    HAD GONE / SAILED