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Choose past simple or past perfect 1

Choose the past simple or the past perfect tense

1) We had already eaten when John

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(come) home.

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2) Last year Juan

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(pass) all his exams.

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3) When I

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(get) to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport.

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4) I went to the library, then I

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(buy) some milk and went home.

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5) I opened my handbag to find that I CHECK


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(forget) my credit card.

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6) When we

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(arrive) at the station, the train had already left.

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7) We got home to find that someone

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(break) into the house.

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8) I opened the fridge to find that someone

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(eat) all my chocolate.

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9) I had known my husband for three years when we

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(get) married.

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10) Julie was very pleased to see that John

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(clean) the kitchen.

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11) It

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(not / rain) all summer, so the grass was completely dead.

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12) When he

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(arrive) at the party, Julie had just left.

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13) After arriving home, I realised I

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(not / buy) any milk.

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(rain) while I was out.

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15) William felt ill last night because he

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(eat) too many cakes.

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16) Keiko

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(meet) William last September.

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17) First I tidied the flat, then I

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(sit) down and had a cup of coffee.

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18) John

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(play) the piano when he was a child, but he doesn't play
now.

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19) When I opened the curtains the sun was shining and the
ground was white. It

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(snow) during the night.

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20) When Julie got home from her holiday, the flat was a
mess. John

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(have) a party.

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