Focus 2 Unit 8.2 Past Perfect vs Past Simple

Choose the correct options.

1 Did the judge give you a short prison sentence because you ____ a crime before?

2 When he got home, the unsuccessful mugger realised

he ____ his own wallet.

3 The woman _______ before, so this time she wasn't given a prison sentence.

4 The bank had already been robbed by the time the

unlucky bank robber_____.

5 Before he_____ out of the changing room,

the shoplifter had put the jumper on under his coat.

6 The suspect drove to the victim's house in a blue car.

Where _____ it from?

7 When the police searched the house, they discovered the

burglar _____ the jewellery in the freezer.

8 After the two women had robbed the post office they

_____ away on a motorbike.

9. Mary ______ (give) me Tony's address before she left.

10. When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film _______ (already, start).

11. Before we reached the station we saw that we _________ (lose) our way.

12. The sun _________ (shine) yesterday after it ________ (be) cold for many weeks.

13. I _______ (not tell) my teacher that my mum ________ (help) me with my homework.

14 They took a shower after they _________(finish) the game.

15. The bike _________ (be) much more expensive than he _______ (think) at first.

16. Dad _________ (drive) me home after I _____ (fall) into the water.

17.Mum asked me why I _________ (not tidy) up my room.

18. The days _______ (become) colder after it ____ (snow).

19. Nobody ________ (come) to the meeting because Angela ________ (forget) to tell them about it.

20. I knew that I ___________________ (see) her somewhere before.

21.She told me that she _______ (work) in Germany.

22.When he _______ the kitchen he decided to have a rest.

23.I was sorry that I_____ nicer to him.

24. I felt great after I had passed the exam.