Question

Complete with the Past Simple or the Past Perfect Simple of the verbs in brackets . 1.By the time we ___ (arrive) at the cinema, the film ___ (finish).2. After Peter ___(wash) his car , it ___ (start) raining .3.They ___(rob) three banks before the police ___(arrest) them.4.____Martha ___(come) back from work when you ___(call)her ? 5. Karen ___ (not tidy ) her room by 6 o' clock yesterday afternoon .

Answer 1

Arrived
had finished
had washed
started
had robbed
arrested
had come
called
had not tidied

Answer 2

1. By the time we arrived at the cinema, the film had finished.
2. After Peter had washed his car , it started raining.
3.They had robbed three banks before the police arrested them.
4. Had Martha come back from work when you called her?
5. Karen had not tidied her room by 6 o' clock yesterday afternoon.

Answer 3

1. By the time we arrived at the cinema, the film had finished.
2. After Peter washed his car, it started raining.
3. They had robbed three banks before the police arrested them.
4. Had Martha come back from work when you called her?
5. Karen had not tidied her room by 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon.