Question

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past perfect form of the verbs in brackets. 1 When the police _______________ (arrive), the joyriders _______________ (run) away. 2 The thief _______________ (hide) the jewellery by the time the police _______________ (search) her house. 3 The detective suddenly _______________ (remember) that he _______________ (not question) the shopkeeper’s wife. 4 After the teenagers __________ (go) joyriding, they ____________ (burn) the car. 5 The gang ___________ (fly) away after he _______________ (rob) the bank.

Answer 1

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past perfect form of the verbs in brackets. 1 When the police _______________ (ARRIVED), the joyriders _______________ (HAD RUN) away. 2 The thief _______________ (HAD HIDDEN) the jewellery by the time the police _______________ (SEARCHED) her house. 3 The detective suddenly _______________ (REMEMBERED) that he _______________ (HADNT QUESTIONED ) the shopkeeper’s wife. 4 After the teenagers __________ (WENT) joyriding, they ____________ (HAD BURNT) the car. 5 The gang ___________ (HAD FLOWN) away after he _______________ (ROBBED) the bank.

Answer 2

I will answer in detail. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1. When the police arrived (arrive), the joyriders had run (run) away. 2. The thief had hidden (hide) the jewellery by the time the police searched (search) her house. 3. The detective suddenly remembered (remember) that he had not questioned (not question) the shopkeeper’s wife. 4. After the teenagers went (go) joyriding, they burned (burn) the car. 5. The gang flew (fly) away after he had robbed (rob) the bank.

If you need more practice with the past simple and past perfect tenses, you can check out some of the web search results I found for you. For example, [this one](https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-perfect-exercise-3.html) has an exercise with answers and explanations. [This one](https://english.lingolia.com/en/grammar/tense-comparison/simple-past-past-perfect/exercises) has a comparison of the two tenses with examples and interactive exercises. [This one](https://english.lingolia.com/en/grammar/tense-comparison/simple-past-past-perfect) has a summary of the difference between the simple past and the past perfect. And [this one](https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/intermediate/past-perfect-v-past-simple) has another exercise with different situations. I hope these resources are helpful for you.