Question

III Choose the correct option of the Past simple or Past Perfect: 1. When the rain started/ had started the Smiths finished/ had finished planting trees. 2. Mr. Palmer didn't speak/ hadn't spoken any Chinese before he moved/had moved to China. 3. When my mother brought/ had brought me an apple I finished/ had finished my homework. 4. She didn't want/ hadn't wanted to drive her car because she had/ had had a terrible accident about a year ago. Даю 70 балів балов ​

Answer 1

1)When the rain started the Smiths had finished planting trees.

2)Mr. Palmer hadn't spoken any Chinese before he moved to China.

3)When my mother brought me an apple, I had finished my homework.

4)She didn't want to drive her car because she had had a terrible accident about a year ago.

Answer 2

1. When the rain started, the Smiths had finished planting trees.
2. Mr. Palmer hadn't spoken any Chinese before he moved to China.
3. When my mother brought me an apple, I had finished my homework.
4. She didn't want to drive her car because she had had a terrible accident about a year ago.

Please note that for some of the sentences, both options could be correct depending on the intended meaning. However, the options provided above are the most likely interpretations based on the given context.