Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the Past Perfect or the Past Simple. Model: After Loren had turned on the alarm, she locked the door. (turn on) By the time Simone arrived, the police had already left. (arrive) 1. After the company _____(hire)Joe, he began to work on his first project. 2. _____you _______(hear) the news before you saw it on TV? 3. Michael didn’t want to see the movie because he _______(not read) the book yet. 4. The concert ______ already _______(begin) when we _______ (enter) the stadium. 5. Until Anne ________ (meet) Mark, she ____ never ______(be) in love. 6. Bill __________ (smoke) for years before he finally _______(quit). 7. _______ Sara ever _______(drive)to London by herself before then? 8. How many fish ______ the boys _____ (catch) by the time it started raining? 9. You ________(forbid) them to go to the beach, hadn’t you? 10. The girls _______(exercise) in weeks, that’s why they ______ (hurt)so much afterwards.