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past simple versus past perfect

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  • Susan _____________ (turn on) the radio after she ___________ (wash) the dishes.
    turned on, had washed
  • I __________ (know) my husband for three years when we _________ (get) married.
    had known, got
  • When her friends _________ (get) to the cinema, the film ____________ (start)
    got, had started
  • When I ____________ (get) to the airport I discovered I ____________ (forget) my passport
    got, had forgotten
  • They left Paris last week and they ______________ (arrive) here yesterday.
    arrived
  • She____________ (see) a photo of his penpal before, so she ____________ (recognize) him easily
    had seen, recognised
  • While I was away on holiday, my sister __________ (fall) ill and I had to come home.
    fell
  • When he___________ (arrive) at the station, he found that the train _________________ (leave).
    arrived, had left
  • After arriving home, I ____________ (realise) I ________________ (not buy) any milk.
    realised, hadn't bought
  • He _________ (ask) me which animals I ___________ (see) in Africa.
    asked, had seen
  • When I ____________ (marry) Helena in 2007, I _________________(be)married three times before.
    married, had been
  • There was a terrible atmosphere in the room. They ____________(have) an argument just before I came.
    had had
  • When I ___________ (open) the curtains the sun was shining and the ground was white. It ____________ (snow) during the night.
    opened, had snowed
  • I ____________ (open) the fridge to find that someone _____________ (eat) all my chocolate
    opened, had eaten
  • Last year Juan _________ (pass) all his exams.
    passed
  • Julie was very pleased to see that John _______________ (clean) the kitchen.
    had cleaned
  • got to work this morning and ___________ (be) angry when I saw that no one _________ (arrive) yet.
    was, had arrived
  • John____________ (play) the piano when he was a child, but he doesn't play now.
    played
  • I got to the cinema and a minute later the film ________________ (start) .
    started
  • How many times ____________ (Tom ring) the bell before they __________ (answer) the door?
    had Tom rung, answered
  • I gave my friend directions to my house, but later realised that I______________ (forgot) to give her the exact address.
    had forgotten
  • Even though James _____________ (meet) my wife several times, I ____________ (not / meet) his yet.
    had met, hadn't met
  • He awoke thinking he was in a prison and that he'd been arrested for robbery. He then realised that it ___________ (all/be) just a bad dream.
    had all been
  • He _____________ (live) in Paris for 10 years when he _____________ (decide) to buy his own flat
    had lived, decided