Question

 Put in the past simple or past perfect.

1. When the police (arrive), the car (go).

2. When I (get) to the shop, it (close).

3. They (eat) everything by the time I (arrive) at the party.

4. When we (leave) the beach, the rain already (start).

5. I (try) telephoning her several times but she (leave) the city.

6. When I (find) the purse, someone (take) the money out of it.

7. The car (go) when I (look) into the street.

8. All the garages (close) by the time we (cross) the border.

9. You already (leave) when the trouble (start).

10. I (be) sorry that I (not/be) nicer to him.

11. Nobody (come) to the meeting because Angela (forget) to tell people about it.

12. I (see) her before somewhere. — I (know).

13. She couldn't find the book I (lend) her.

14. All the people we (invite) turned up, and some that we (not/invite).

15. When she (come) in, we all knew where she (be).

Answer 1

1. When the police arrived, the car had gone.

2. When I got to the shop, it had  been closed.

3. They had eaten everything by the time I arrived at the party.

4. When we left the beach, the rain had already started

5. I tried telephoning her several times but she had left the city.

6. When I found the purse, someone had taken the money out of it.

7. The car had gone when I looked into the street.

8. All the garages had been closed by the time we crossed the border.

9. You had already left  when the trouble started

10. I was sorry that I hadn't been nicer to him.

11. Nobody came to the meeting because Angela had forgotten to tell people about it.

12. I had seen her before somewhere. — I didn't know

13. She couldn't find the book I had lent her.

14. All the people we had invited turned up, and some that we hadn't invited.

15. When she came in, we all knew where she had been