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Past Simple vs. Past Perfect

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