She cried after she (hadn’t heard / didn’t hear) the news
hadn’t heard
They rested after they (had finished / finished) the race
had finished
I had studied, but I (forgot / had forgotten) the answer
forgot
They had planned the trip, but it (didn’t happen / hadn’t happened)
didn’t happen
He apologized after he (hadn’t broken / didn’t break) the vase
hadn’t broken
We were confused when we (hadn’t understood / didn’t understand) the rules
hadn’t understood
He left the house after he (had locked / locked) the door
had locked
We were late when we (had missed / missed) the bus
had missed
They had finished the game before they (didn’t celebrate / hadn’t celebrated)
didn’t celebrate
He felt scared when he (hadn’t seen / didn’t see) his parents
hadn’t seen
I felt proud when I (had completed / completed) the project
had completed
She had eaten breakfast before she (didn’t leave / hadn’t left) the house
didn’t leave
We had saved money, but we (didn’t buy / hadn’t bought) the tickets
didn’t buy
I had brushed my teeth before I (didn’t go / hadn’t gone) to bed
didn’t go
She had cooked dinner, but nobody (ate / had eaten)
ate
We celebrated after we (passed / had passed) the test
had passed
He had fed the dog before he (left / had left) the house
left
She was angry when she (hadn’t found / didn’t find) her keys
hadn’t found
He was excited when he (had seen / saw) the surprise
had seen
She felt happy after she (won / had won) the prize
had won
I went to bed after I (finished / had finished) my homework
had finished
I had listened carefully, but I (didn’t understand / hadn’t understood) the question
didn’t understand
We had arrived early, but the store (was / had been) closed
was
I called my friend after I (arrived / had arrived) home
had arrived
He had studied for the test before he (didn’t go / hadn’t gone) to school
didn’t go
He had trained hard, but he (didn’t win / hadn’t won) the match
didn’t win
I had finished my homework before I (watched / had watched) TV
watched
We had washed the dishes before we (didn’t watch / hadn’t watched) a movie
didn’t watch
She had called her mom before she (fell / had fallen) asleep
fell
We watched TV after we (hadn’t cleaned / didn’t clean) the room
hadn’t cleaned
They were hungry when they (hadn’t eaten / didn’t eat) all day
hadn’t eaten
I was tired when I (had finished / finished) my homework
had finished
She had practiced a lot, but she (didn’t do / hadn’t done) well
didn’t do
She was sad when she (had lost / lost) her toy
had lost
We had packed our bags before we (traveled / had traveled)
traveled
They had cleaned the room before they (played / had played) outside
played
He had woken up early, but he (missed / had missed) the bus
missed
They laughed when they (had heard / heard) the joke
had heard
They played outside after they (hadn’t eaten / didn’t eat) lunch
hadn’t eaten