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  • He was nervous because he ____________________ (not / prepare) for the presentation.
    had not prepared
  • She was late because she ____________________ (miss) the bus.
    had missed
  • You ___________________ (not / study) for the test, so you were very nervous.
    had not studied
  • If you ____________________ (listen) to me, you would have got the job.
    had listened
  • When we ____________________ (finish) dinner, we went out.
    had finished
  • Before she moved to Madrid, she ____________________ (work) in Barcelona.
    had worked
  • By the time we got to the restaurant, they ____________________ (close) the kitchen.
    had closed
  • The children ___________________ (not / do) their homework, so they were in trouble.
    had not done
  • We were late for the plane because we ____________________ (forgot) our passports.
    had forgotten
  • She told me that she ____________________ (study) a lot before the exam.
    had studied
  • He ___________________ (not / use) email before, so I showed him how to use it.
    had not used
  • When we arrived at the airport, the plane ____________________ (already / take off).
    had already taken off
  • We couldn't get into the house because we ____________________ (lose) the key.
    had lost
  • They went home early because they ____________________ (finish) the work.
    had finished
  • Before he started his new job, he ____________________ (travel) around Europe.
    had travelled
  • We couldn't go into the concert because we ___________________ (not / bring) our tickets.
    had not brought
  • She ____________________ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.
    had lived
  • She said that she ___________________ (not / visit) the UK before.
    had not visited
  • I ___________________ (not / have) breakfast when he arrived.
    had not had
  • We were surprised because we ____________________ (not / hear) the news before.
    had not heard
  • She was upset because she ____________________ (forget) her friend's birthday.
    had forgotten
  • The grass was yellow because it ___________________ (not / rain) all summer.
    had not rained
  • He bought a new phone because he ____________________ (break) his old one.
    had broken
  • When I saw the film, I ____________________ (already / read) the book.
    had already read
  • He ____________________ (meet) her before somewhere.
    had met
  • The garden was dead because it ____________________ (be) dry all summer.
    had been
  • After they ____________________ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
    had eaten
  • Julie didn't arrive until after I ____________________ (leave).
    had left
  • I didn't recognize him because he ____________________ (cut) his hair.
    had cut
  • The lights went off because we ___________________ (not / pay) the electricity bill.
    had not paid
  • They couldn't play football because it ____________________ (rain) a lot.
    had rained
  • They ___________________ (not / eat) so we went to a restaurant.
    had not eaten
  • They were happy because they ____________________ (pass) all their exams.
    had passed
  • I was hungry because I ____________________ (not / eat) lunch.
    had not eaten
  • When we got to the cinema, the film ____________________ (already / start).
    had already started
  • When the teacher arrived, the students ____________________ (start) the test.
    had started
  • When I arrived at the station, the train ____________________ (leave).
    had left
  • Julie and Anne ___________________ (not / meet) before the party.
    had not met
  • She was tired because she ____________________ (not / sleep) well the night before.
    had not slept
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