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Past Simple vs. Past Perfect

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  • (you / eat) anything before you went swimming?
    HAD YOU EATEN anything before you went swimming?
  • It (rain) all summer, so the grass was completely dead.
    It HAD NOT RAINED all summer, so the grass was completely dead.
  • When I (get) to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport.
    When I GOT to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport.
  • My stomach was growling during the meeting because I (not/eat)  anything since breakfast.
    My stomach was growling during the meeting because I HAD NOT EATEN  anything since breakfast.
  • His colleagues were mad at him because he ____  (be)very rude during the meeting.
    His colleagues were mad at him because HE HAD BEEN very rude during the meeting.
  • Before they (move) they (sell) their house.
    Before they MOVED they HAD their house.
  • When we came back, it was cold in the house because Alice (not / close) the windows.
    When we came back, it was cold in the house because Alice HAD NOT CLOSED the windows.
  • After they (see) the Tower, they (go) to Westminster Abbey.
    After they HAD SEEN the Tower, they WENT to Westminster Abbey.
  • And just how did that happen?
  • Why in the world was there a horse in the bus?
  • (Carl / wash) the dishes before his friends arrived.
    Carl HAD WASHED the dishes before his friends arrived.
  • The thief walked right into the house because you (not / lock ) the door.
    The thief walked right into the house because you HADN'T LOCKED the door.
  • Jim quickly wrote the name of the colleague that he (forget) to inform about the changes.
    Jim quickly wrote the name of the colleague that he HAD FORGOTTEN to inform about the changes.
  • What had happened?
  • When Julie got home from her holiday, the flat was a mess. John (have) a party.
    When Julie got home from her holiday, the flat was a mess. John HAD HAD a party.
  • Why in the world did he have flamingoes in her garden?
  • In the shopping centre, I saw a friend who I (not / see ) for ages.
    In the shopping centre, I saw a friend who I HAD NOT SEEN for ages.
  • What had happened?
  • (why / they / have) dinner before they came to my dinner party?
    Why HAD THEY HAD dinner before they came to my dinner party?
  • (he / live) in Brussels before he moved to Marloie?
    HAD HE LIVED in Brussels before he moved to Marloie?
  • (they / book) a room before they arrived in Dublin?
    HAD THEY BOOKED a room before they arrived in Dublin?
  • Why was the vehicule in the water?
  • What had happened?
  • We ate at a restaurant last night because I (not / buy) anything for dinner.
    We ate at a restaurant last night because I HAD NOT BOUGHT anything for dinner.
  • When I opened the curtains the sun was shining and the ground was white. It (snow) during the night.
    When I opened the curtains the sun was shining and the ground was white. It HAD SNOWED during the night.