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Past Perfect
Past simple/Past perfect
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Simple or Perfect?
100

They took a shower because they ___________________ (finish) the game.

They took a shower because they had finished the game.

100

The robbers (leave) _______ the bank when the policemen finally (arrive)______.

had left - past perfect / arrived - simple past The robbers had left the bank when the policemen finally arrived.

100

I didn't recognise / hadn't recognised Sue, because she cut / had cut her hair.

didn't recognise - had cut

100

We had already eaten when John (come) ________ home.

Simple past / Came

200

Mary ___________________ (give) me Tony's address before she left.

Mary had given me Tony's address before she left.

200
When the rain (start)_____, the Atkinsons (finish)______ planting trees.
started - simple past / had finished - past perfect When the rain started, the Atkinsons had finished planting trees.
200

I arrived / had arrived at the shop at 6.45, but it already closed / had already closed

arrived - had already closed

200

Last year Juan (pass) ________ all his exams.

Simple past / passed

300

Bob was sorry that he _______ (not tell) me the story.

Bob was sorry that he had not told me the story.

300
By the time Rebecca (go) ______ into the store, she (get) _____ soaked.
went - simple past / had got - past perfect By the time Rebecca went into the store, she had got soaked.
300

David didn't play / hadn't played the match because he hurt / had hurt his leg.

didn't play - had hurt

300

I opened my handbag to find that I (forget) ________ my credit card.

Past perfect / had forgotten

400

Nobody came 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.

400
Sonny (get) _____ fainted by the time the ambulance (reach) _______ the hospital.
had got - past perfect / reached - simple past Sonny had got fainted by the time the ambulance reached the hospital.
400

When I looked / had looked everywhere for my car keys, I started / had already started to panic.

looked - had already started

400

We got home to find that someone (break) ________ into the house.

Past perfect / had broken

500

Paul didn't say that he ___________________ (take) Albert's watch.

Paul didn't say that he had taken Albert's watch.

500
I (not / think) _____ of having a new house before I (see) ______ that ad on TV.
hadn't thought - past perfect / saw - simple past I hadn't thought of having a new house before I saw that ad on TV.
500

Before he had finished / finished his dinner he sat down / had sat down to watch TV.

finished - had sat down

500

I opened the fridge to find that someone (eat) ________ all my chocolate.

Past perfect / had eaten