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When I arrived at the cinema, the film ________ (start).
The waiter brought a drink that I ________. (not order)
After they ________ the shellfish, they ________ to feel sick.
had eaten / began
ate / had begun
The doctor ________ the plaster that he ________ six weeks before.
had taken off / put on
took off / had put on
The children collected the chestnuts that ________ (fall) from the tree.
__________ (he/phone) Angie before he went to see her in London?
My brother _______ all of the cake that our mum _______.
ate / had made
had eaten / made
The storm _______ the sandcastle that we _______.
destroyed / had built
had destroyed / built
Before the students _______ to write, the teacher _______ their mobile phones.
started / had collected
had started / collected
After Max ______ his breakfast, he ______ the flat.
finished / had left
had finished / left
By the time we _______ the inn all the guests _______.
had reached / left
reached / had left
Laura repaired her glasses because her brother ______ (break) them.
She _____ to cry when the light _____.
began / had gone out
had begun / went out
______ (we / show) the guests our new painting before they left?
We _____ a hotel before we _____ our journey.
didn't booked / had started
hadn't booked / started
I _____ in the country before I _____ my wife.
had lived / met
lived / had met
Matthew couldn't get into the house because he _____ (forget) his keys at work.
My sister was angry with me because I ______ (not / hang up) her dress on a rack and it looked rumpled.
James ______ tired because he ______ well.
had been / didn't sleep
had been / slept
was / had slept
was / hadn't slept
After they _____ their backpacks, they _____ away on their bikes.
packed / had ridden
had packed / rode
Chris felt miserable after his team _____ (lose).
After Fred _____ his holiday in Italy he _____ to learn Italian.
had spent / wanted
spent / had wanted
Jill ______ Dad at work before she ______ for her trip.
had phoned / left
phoned / had left
Susan ______ on the radio after she ______ the dishes.
had turned / washed
turned / had washed
After the man ______ home, he ______the cat.
had come / fed
came / had fed
She ______ a video after the children ______ to bed.
had watched / went
watched / had gone
After they ______ the Tower, they ______ to Westminster Abbey.
had seen / went
saw / had gone
Before they ______ to Liverpool, they ______ everything.
had moved / sold
moved / had sold
After Eric ______ breakfast he ______ his friend.
had made / phoned
made / had phoned
I ______ very tired because I ______ too much.
had been / studied
was / had studied
They _____ their bikes before they _____ their friends.
had ridden / met
rode / had met
She ______ the box after she ______ the key.
had opened / found
opened / had found
My sister ______ all the chocolate before my parents ______ home.
had eaten / came
ate / had come
It _______ cloudy for days before it finally _______ to rain.
had been / began
was / had begun
We _____ away the flowers that we _____.
had given / picked
gave / had picked
Yesterday a boy ______ the snowman that we ______.
had destroyed / built
destroyed / had built
Before he ______ the lawn, he ______ some roses.
had mowed / picked
mowed / had picked
William _______ in Boston for six years before he _______ to New York.
had lived / moved
lived / had moved
The blue car ______ the street after the lights ______ red.
had crossed / turned
crossed / had turned
On her first day at the driving school, we ______ very nervous because we ______ a car before.
had been / didn't drive
were / hadn't driven
Laura _____ (repair) her glasses because her brother _____ them.
repaired
had repaired
broke
had broken
Before the students _____ (start) to write, the teacher _____ (correct) their mobile phones.
started
had started
collected
had collected
Mum ____ (be) annoyed because I ____ (clean) my room.
was
had been
didn't clean
hadn't cleaned
After they _____ (pack) their backpacks, they _____ (ride) away on their bikes.
packed
had packed
rode
had ridden
My phone _____ (work) because I _____ (charge) it.
didn't work
hadn't worked
didn't charge
hadn't charged
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