Question

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past perfect. 1. The travel agent _______________ (offer) better and cheaper destinations after we ______________ (book) our summer holiday. What a pity! 2. When the ambulance _______________ (arrive), the injured man _______________ (die). 3. His wife ___________ (take) him to hospital since he ______________ (cut) his finger preparing lunch. 4. Mary’s parents _______________ (be married) for 20 years when they suddenly _______________ (split) up. 5. I really ________________ (think) you ______________ (forget) to email me while you ____________ (be) in France, but you ___________. 6. We ____________ (have) to wait for hours at the station because the accident ______________ (damage) the line. 7. I finally ____________ (see) Sue. We ______________ (arrange) to meet at the Central café before going to the cinema. 8. When we _____________ (get) at the theatre, the play ______________ (just/ begin). 9. At the annual meeting he _____________ (can/ talk) to some friends he ____________ (not/ see) since he _______________ (leave) school. 10. When Peter __________________ (turn) up, we ______________ (already/ have) lunch. 11. They _____________ (decide) to walk because they _____________ (not/ go) to the bank in the morning. 12. The conference was a bit of a mess! In fact, I feel the speakers ________________ (not/ prepare) their talks quite seriously, so people ________________ (find) them really uninteresting. 13. Peter ___________ (say) he _____________ (make) the meal on his own, but nobody ____________ (believe) him. 14. Luckily, when the light _______________ (go) off, we ____________ (finish) the birthday party. 15. Mary _____________ (visit) the village where she ____________ (live) as a child last month. She ______________ (not/ go) there for years. Everything _______________ (change) so much that she _______________ (not/ recognize) most of the places where she ______________ (use) to play.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

1. The travel agent offered better and cheaper destinations after we had booked our summer holiday. What a pity!
2. When the ambulance arrived, the injured man had died.
3. His wife took him to the hospital since he had cut his finger preparing lunch.
4. Mary's parents had been married for 20 years when they suddenly split up.
5. I really thought you had forgotten to email me while you were in France, but you hadn't.
6. We had to wait for hours at the station because the accident had damaged the line.
7. I finally saw Sue. We had arranged to meet at the Central café before going to the cinema.
8. When we got to the theatre, the play had just begun.
9. At the annual meeting, he could talk to some friends he hadn't seen since he left school.
10. When Peter turned up, we had already had lunch.
11. They decided to walk because they hadn't gone to the bank in the morning.
12. The conference was a bit of a mess! In fact, I feel the speakers had not prepared their talks quite seriously, so people found them really uninteresting.
13. Peter said he had made the meal on his own, but nobody believed him.
14. Luckily, when the light went off, we had finished the birthday party.
15. Mary visited the village where she had lived as a child last month. She had not gone there for years. Everything had changed so much that she did not recognize most of the places where she used to play.