Past Perfect and Past Simple

Use the past simple or past perfect form of the verbs

1 We couldn’t help the police. We _______________ (not see) the crime.

2 By the time I got home, my brothers _______________ (eat) all the pizza.

3 The car was in the car park, but vandals _______________ (smash) the windows.

4 When Mum and Dad got home, we _______________ (tidy) the whole house.

5 When the police _______________ (arrive), the joyriders _______________ (run) away.

6 The thief _______________ (hide) the jewellery by the time the police _______________ (search) her house.

7 The detective suddenly _______________ (remember) that he _______________ (not question) the shopkeeper’s wife.

8  By the time the film started, I _______________ (finish) my homework.

9 Her bag was in the classroom, but someone _______________ (steal) her MP3 player.

10 When Mum and Dad got home, we _______________ (not cook) dinner.

11 The boys _____________ (spray) graffiti on the train by the time the police _____________ (see) them.

12 When the fire brigade _______________ (arrive), the fire _______________ (go out).

13 The woman suddenly _______________ (remember) that she _______________ (not tell) the police some important information.