Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in the past perfect or the past simple tense.
1. Unfortunatelly, when we arrrived at Samanta’s birthday party, all the guests …………………………. home so we did not meet anybody. (go)
2. I didn’t take a map with me so obviously I ……………………………….. in London. (get lost)
3. I was really supprised when I heard that Steven ………………………….. his exams. (fail)
4. Marvin returned to his home town after 15 years and he could not believe how much it ……………………………(change)
5. I did not get any reply to my email so I ……………………………….. to phone them. (decide)
Put the verbs in brackets into Past Perfect or Past Simple After Jim and Terry _____________1 (finish) their breakfast, they _____________ (2 take) their bags and _____________ (3 go) to the river to fish. They _____________ (4 go) there before and _____________ (5 catch) some big fish. By 5 o’clock they _____________ (6 not/get) any fish, so they decided to go home. They _____________ (7 promise) their mother to bring fish for dinner, so they _____________ (8 look) for a shop where they could buy some but the shops _____________ (9 already/close). When they _____________ (10 arrive) home, they _____________ (11 tell) their mother that they _____________ (12 catch) the biggest fish they _____________ (13 ever/see) but it ________ (14 escape).
Put the verbs into Past Simple or Past Continuous While Sandy ________ (watch) a horror movie, the lights (go)___________ out.
When Joe opened the box, he (find) __________________ a surprise.
Chen fell asleep while he (read) ___________________a book.
While Maggie _______ ( cook) dinner, Amy (do) _________________ her homework.
Last weekend, my family and I (drive) ______________ to New York. We (have) ____________ a great time there. We (be) ___________very happy. However, we (not get) ______________ the chance to see the Statue of Liberty. The time was really short.