Past Simple or Past Perfect

 

Past Simple or Past Perfect

Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

1) When I CAME (come), they HAD already EATEN (eat) my water-melon.

2) I had looked (look) at the vase my friend broke (break).

3) When I arrived (arrive) at the party, Tom had already gone (go) home.

4) The local cinema had been (be) no longer open. It CLOSED (close) down.

5) We reached (reach) the station when the rain had started (start).

6) I remembered (remember) that I had left (left) my umbrella at home.

7) After Jack had turned off (turn off) the light, he left (left) the room.

8) John no longer had (have) his car. He had sold (sell) it.

9) I had finished (finish) my homework before my mom returned (return).

10) Hardly had Julie entered (enter) the house, when it started (start) to rain.

11) He had been (be) away for several months before his first letter came (come).

12) After the sun had set (set), we decided (decide) to return home.

13) I wanted (want) to go to the cinema, because I had seen (see) the film.

14) He didn’t tell (not tell) us that he had taken (take) the money.

15) The boy was (be) in a bad mood because he had failed (fail) the exam.

16) Mr. Black said (say) that he had bought (buy) a new car.

17) Everybody understood (understand) that he had found out (find out) the truth.

18) I was (be) a teacher for ten years since I graduated (graduate) from college; after that I had become (become) a designer.

19) People knew (know) that he had already lived (live) there for five years.

20) Where had they lived (live) before they moved (move) to London?

21) I knew (know) that my sister had gone (go) to the party alone.

22) Who had broken (break) the window before I returned (return) home?