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Past Simple vs. Past Perfect

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  • It ....................(rain / not) all summer, so the grass ........ (be)  completely dead.
    hadn't rained/was
  • Before they ....................  (move) to Liverpool, they ......................  (sell) everything.
    moved/ had sold
  • ................(they / book) .a room before they ...... (go) to Dublin?
    Had they booked / went
  • As soon as I ............... (post) the photo, people ................. (start) liking it.
    had posted / started
  • ..............(he/move) to Glasgow after he ............... (live) in London?
    Did he move / had lived
  • After they ..................  (see) the Tower, they .......................  (go) to Westminster Abbey.
    had seen/ went
  • He ...........  (ask) me which animals I ..........(see) in Africa.
    asked/ had seen
  • She ............... (call) her family as soon as she ....................... (get) to the airport
    called/had got
  • When I ...................(get) to the airport I discovered I ............. (forget)  my passport.
    got/had forgotten
  • At school, Jim quickly ............. (copy) the homework that he  .......................(do / not)
    copied / hadn't done
  • By the time I ............. (get) to the party, everyone .................... (already/leave).
    got/ had already left
  • He ............(feel) nervous until he ....... (see) the big audience
    hadn't felt/saw
  • It .............. (be) cold in the house because Alice ..................... (close / not) the windows.
    was / hadn't closed
  • 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
  • By the time I ............... (find) my phone, I .................... (buy) a new one.
    found/ had already bought