Past Simple vs Past Perfect 1
Joan ______(give) Peter a gift before she left.
Joan had given Peter a gift before she left.
When the family arrived at the theatre, the play _____ (start).
When the family arrived at the theatre, the play had started.
Sean watched his favourite series after he_____ (finish) lunch.
Sean watched his favourite series after he had finished lunch.
I took a long shower after I ____(play) a football match.
I took a long shower after I had played a football match.
My girlfriend _____ (ask) how many films I_____ (watch).
My girlfriend asked how many films I had watched.
My mother ____ (sell) her smartphone before she bought a new one.
My mother had sold her smartphone before she bought a new one.
Randall bought a coke after he ____(see) the advertisement.
Randall bought a coke after he had seen the advertisement.
Before I _____ (get) to the bus stop I saw that I ______(lose) the bus.
Before I got to the bus stop I saw that I had lost the bus.
Saoirse ____ (watch) TV after she_____ (study) for tomorrow's exam.
Saoirse watched TV after she had studied for tomorrow's exam.
Tom ____ (be) sorry that he ____(tell) me the secret.
Tom was sorry that he had told me the secret.
When we _____(arrive) at the airport, the plane ______(already, leave).
When we arrived at the airport, the plane had already left.
Sharon ____(live) in San Francisco before she ____(move) to New York.
Sharon had lived in San Francisco before she moved to New York.
My father _____ (ask) me why I ______(not do) my homework.
My father asked me why I hadn't done my homework.
Robert _____(go) to the party after he ______ (have) dinner.
Robert went to the party after he had had dinner.
Before the police_____(catch) the thief, he _____(steal) a lot of money.
Before the police caught the thief, he had stolen a lot of money.
When I got home, I _____(realise) that I ______ (leave) my wallet at work.
When I got home, I realised that I had left my wallet at work.
Nobody _____(know) where Michael _____(put) the remote control.
Nobody knew where Michael had put the remote control.
Shirley _____(go) to the shop to buy the shirt she ______(see) the other day.
Shirley went to the shop to buy the shirt she had seen the other day.
____ you (go) to mum's home before we went together?
Had you gone to mum's home before we went together?
The computer _____(be) more expensive than we ______ (think) at first.
The computer was more expensive than we had thought at first.
After I _____(do) my homework I _____(decide) to go to the cinema.
After I had done my homework I decided to meet my friends.
The exam _____(be) very difficult because I ______(not study) much.
The exam was very difficult because I hadn't studied much.
____ you (hear) that Martin lost his job before I ____ (tell) you?
Had you heard that Martin lost his job before I told you?
I______(not tell) my teacher that my sister ______(help) me with my task.
I didn't tell my teacher that my sister had helped me with my task.
When I__________(open) the door the sun was shining but the ground was wet. It ______(rain) at night.
When I opened the door the sun was shining but the ground was wet. It had rained at night.