Complete the sentences using the verbs in past simple or past perfect. 1. as soon as the film ……… (start) beth realized she …….. (see) it before. 2. i ……. (be) surprised to find that mr cole ……… (leave) the day before. 3. helen ……… (feel) much better after she …….. (have) a good sleep. 4. the rain …….. (stop) by the time we ……… (get) to the beach. 5. melissa …….. (be) angry because her brother ……… (eat) all the chocolates. 6. when julia married scott she ……… (not/realize) he ………. (be) married before. 7. geoff ……. (not/see) his parents for fifteen years so he ……. (feel) rather nervous at the airport. 8. the jazz singer ……… (sing) an old blues song that i ……….. (never/hear) before. 9. when i …….. (write) the letter i ………. (post) it straightaway. 10. after sarah ……. (know) alan for a few weeks he ……. (ask) her out for dinner. 11. my teacher ……. (ask) me why i ……….. (not/do) my homework. 12. yesterday afternoon i ……. (go) downtown and i ……… (meet) peter. 13. everybody …….. (leave) the house by the time i ……… (come) home. 14. when i ……… (get) back, nobody ……… (do) the washing up. 15. there was so much to see in toledo. i wanted to see everything but i …….. (not/have) enough time.
Was, had left
Felt, had had
Had stoped, got
Was, had eaten
Didn’t realize, had been
Hadn’t seen, felt
Sang, had never heard
Wrote, posted
Had known, asked
Asked, hadn’t done
Went, met
Had left, came
Got, had done
Didn’t have