Past Simple vs Past Perfect I
Mary____________(give) me Tony's address before she left.
Mary had given me Tony's address before she left
When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film _____________(start).
When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film had started.
Before we reached the station we saw that we____________(lose) our way.
Before we reached the station we saw that we had lost our way.
I asked Mr. Green how many books he______________(read).
I asked Mr. Green how many books he had read.
Alan watched TV after he____________(have) lunch.
Alan watched TV after he had had lunch.
All the tickets_____________(be) sold before the concert began.
All the tickets had been sold before the concert began.
They took a shower after they__________(finish) the game.
They took a shower after they had finished the game.
Mum asked me why I ______________(not tidy) up my room.
Mum asked me why I hadn't tidied up my room.
Bob was sorry that he___________(tell) me the story.
After I had finished the report, I ________(see) that it was too late.
After I had finished the report, I saw that it was too late.
When I ___________(arrive) at the station, the train _____________(already, leave).
When I arrived at the station, the train had already left.
The test ___________(be) difficult because I _________(not study).
The test was difficult because I hadn't studied.
I _________(go) to the shop to buy the shirt I __________(see) the day before.
I went to the shop to buy the shirt I had seen the day before.
We _____________(apologise) for the inconvenience we _____________(cause).
We apologised for the inconvenience we had caused.
Before the police___________(catch) the thief, he __________(steal) two more watches.
Before the police caught the thief, he had stolen two more watches.
When I got home, I _________(realise) that I ____________(leave) my sunglasses in the office.
When I got home, I realised that I had left my sunglasses in the office.
After he____________(work) for the software company for two years he ____________(decide) to give it up.
After he had worked for the software company for two years he decided to give it up.
They ___________(go) to the cinema after they___________(finish) their dinner.
They went to the cinema after they had finished their dinner.
We___________(live) in Italy before we _________(move) to Spain.
We had lived in Italy before we moved to Spain.
The lesson__________ (start) when I__________(arrive).
The lesson had started when I arrived.
Nobody ___________(come) to the meeting because Angela__________(forget) to tell them about it.
Nobody came to the meeting because Angela had forgotten to tell them about it.
Because she ___________(not / check) the oil for so long, the car___________(break) down.
Because she hadn't checked the oil for so long, the car broke down.
I didn't tell my teacher that my mum had helped me with my homework.
The bike ___________(be) much more expensive than he _______________(think) at first.
The bike was much more expensive than he had thought at first.
When I__________(open) the curtains the sun was shining but the ground was white. It _______________(snow) during the night.
When I opened the curtains the sun was shining but the ground was white. It had snowed during the night.