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Past Perfect Vs Past Simple
Past Perfect Vs Past Simple
4) I went to the library, then I ____________ (buy) some milk and went home.
6) When we ____________ (arrive) at the station, the train had already left.
7) We got home to find that someone ____________ (break) into the house.
8) I opened the fridge to find that someone ____________ (eat) all my chocolate.
9) I had known my husband for three years when we ____________ (get) married.
10) Julie was very pleased to see that John ____________ (clean) the kitchen.
11) It ____________ (rain) all summer, so the grass was completely dead.
12) When he ____________ (arrive) at the party, Julie had just left.
14) The laundry was wet – it ____________ (rain) while I was out.
15) William felt ill last night because he ____________ (eat) too many cakes.
17) First, I tidied the flat, then I ____________ (sit) down and had a cup of coffee.
18) John ____________ (play) the piano when he was a child, but he doesn't play now.
19) When I opened the curtains, the sun was shining and the ground was white. It
20) When Julie got home from her holiday, the flat was a mess. John ____________ (have) a
party.
21) After Fred ____________ (to spend) his holiday in Italy he ____________ (to want) to
learn Italian.
22) Jill ____________ (to phone) Dad at work before she ____________ (to leave) for her trip.
23) Susan ____________ (to turn on) the radio after she ____________ (to wash) the dishes.
24) When she ____________ (to arrive) the match ____________ already ____________ (to
start).
25) After the man ____________ (to come) home he ____________ (to feed) the cat.
26) Before he ____________ (to sing) a song he ____________ (to play) the guitar.
27) She ____________ (to watch) a video after the children ____________ (to go) to bed.
28) After Eric ____________ (to make) breakfast he ____________ (to phone) his friend.
29) I ____________ (to be) very tired because I ____________ (to study) too much.
30) They ____________ (to ride) their bikes before they ____________ (to meet) their friends.