Past Perfect vs Past Simple

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1. After they _________(see) the Tower, they __________ (go) Wetsminister Abbey. Choose the correct tenses according to the sentence.
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had seen, went
saw, had gone

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Q1
1. After they _________(see) the Tower, they __________ (go) Wetsminister Abbey. Choose the correct tenses according to the sentence.
had seen, went
saw, had gone
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Q2
2. He _____________ (ask) me which animals I ______________(see)in Africa. Choose the correct tenses according to the sentence.
had asked, saw
asked, had seen
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Q3
3. After Columbus _____________ (discover) America, he ______________(return) to Spain. Choose the correct tenses according to the sentence.
discovered, had returned
had discovered, returned
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Q4
4. Before they _____________ (move) to Liverpool, they ______________(sell) everything. Choose the correct tenses according to the sentence.
moved, had sold
had moved, sold
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Q5
5. After he _____________ (work) very hard, he ______________(fall) ill. Choose the correct tenses according to the sentence.
had worked, fell
worked, had fallen
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Q6
6. She _____________ (open) the box after she ______________(find)the key. Choose the correct tenses according to the sentence.
opened, had found
had opened, found
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Q7
7. They _____________ (go) to a restaurant after they ______________(sail). Choose the correct tenses according to the sentence.
went, had sailed
had gone, sailed
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Q8
8. Before they _____________ (start) the party, they ______________(invite) some friends. Choose the correct tenses according to the sentence.
started, had invited
had started, invited
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Q9
9. After she _____________ (wash)the curtains, she ______________(clean) the window. Choose the correct tenses according to the sentence.
had washed, cleaned
washed, had cleaned
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Q10
10. They _____________ (go) for a sightseeing tour after the bus ______________(arrive). Choose the correct tenses according to the sentence.
went, had arrived
had gone, arrived
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Q11
11. Before he _____________ (mow) the lawn, he ______________(pick) some roses. Choose the correct tenses according to the sentence.
had mowed, picked
mowed, had picked
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Q12
12. After he _____________ (finish) school, he ______________(work) for a magazine. Choose the correct tenses according to the sentence.
had finished, worked
finished, had worked
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Q13
13. They _____________ (drink) a cup of tea after they ______________(finish) lunch. Choose the correct tenses according to the sentence.
had drunk, finished
drank,had finished
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Q14
14. He _____________ (ask) me for her telephone number before he ______________(phone) her. Choose the correct tenses according to the sentence.
asked, had phoned
had asked, phoned
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Q15
15. My sister _____________ (eat) all the chocolate before my parents ______________(come) home. Choose the correct tenses according to the sentence.
ate, had come
had eaten, came
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