Question

 Put in the past simple or past perfect. 1. When the police (arrive), the car (go).2. When I (get) to the shop, it (close).3. They (eat) everything by the time I (arrive) at the party.4. When we (leave) the beach, the rain already (start).5. I (try) telephoning her several times but she (leave) the city.6. When I (find) the purse, someone (take) the money out of it.7. The car (go) when I (look) into the street.8. All the garages (close) by the time we (cross) the border.9. You already (leave) when the trouble (start).10. I (be) sorry that I (not/be) nicer to him.11. Nobody (come) to the meeting because Angela (forget) to tell people about it.12. I (see) her before somewhere. — I (know).13. She couldn't find the book I (lend) her.14. All the people we (invite) turned up, and some that we (not/invite).15. When she (come) in, we all knew where she (be).

Answer 1

1. When the police arrived, the car had gone.

2. When I got to the shop, it had  been closed.

3. They had eaten everything by the time I arrived at the party.

4. When we left the beach, the rain had already started

5. I tried telephoning her several times but she had left the city.

6. When I found the purse, someone had taken the money out of it.

7. The car had gone when I looked into the street.

8. All the garages had been closed by the time we crossed the border.

9. You had already left  when the trouble started

10. I was sorry that I hadn't been nicer to him.

11. Nobody came to the meeting because Angela had forgotten to tell people about it.

12. I had seen her before somewhere. — I didn't know

13. She couldn't find the book I had lent her.

14. All the people we had invited turned up, and some that we hadn't invited.

15. When she came in, we all knew where she had been

Answer 2

1. When the police arrived, the car had gone.
2. When I got to the shop, it had closed.
3. They had eaten everything by the time I arrived at the party.
4. When we left the beach, the rain had already started.
5. I tried telephoning her several times but she had left the city.
6. When I found the purse, someone had taken the money out of it.
7. The car had gone when I looked into the street.
8. All the garages had closed by the time we crossed the border.
9. You had already left when the trouble started.
10. I was sorry that I hadn't been nicer to him.
11. Nobody came to the meeting because Angela had forgotten to tell people about it.
12. I had seen her before somewhere. — I knew.
13. She couldn't find the book I had lent her.
14. All the people we had invited turned up, and some that we had not invited.
15. When she came in, we all knew where she had been.