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 ________(arrive) at the cinema, the film had started.
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 _____ (ask) Mr. Green how many books he_____(read).
I asked Mr. Green how many books he had read.
We ____ (sell) the car before we bought a new one.
We had sold the car before we bought a new one.
They took a shower after they____(finish) the game.
They took a shower after they had finished the game.
Mum _____ (ask) me why I ______(not tidy) up my room.
Mum asked me why I hadn't tidied up my room.
Bob ____ (be) sorry that he ____(tell) me the story.
Bob was sorry that he had told me the story.
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.
What ____ she ____ (find) out before she ____ (cry)?
What had she found before she cried?
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.
Nobody _____(know) where Ryan _____(put) the car key.
Nobody knew where Ryan had put the car key.
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.
After I _____(finish) my homework I _____(decide) to go for a walk.
After I had finished my homework I decided to go for a walk.
____ you (hear) the news before they _____(tell) you?
Had you heard the news before they told you?
I______(not tell) my teacher that my mum______(help) me with my homework.
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.