PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past perfect The travel agent _ (offer) better and cheaper destinations after we (book) our summer holiday What a pity! When the ambulance _ (arrive), the injured man _ (die) His wife _ (take) him to hospital since he (cut) his finger preparing lunch Mary’s parents _ (be married) for 20 years when they suddenly _ (split) up I really (think) you (forget) to email me while you (be) in France, but you _ We (have) to wait for hours at the station because the accident (damage) the line I finally (see) Sue We (arrange) to meet at the Central café before going to the cinema When we _ (get) at the theatre, the play (just/ begin) At the annual meeting he _ (can/ talk) to some friends he (not/ see) since he _ (leave) school 10 When Peter (turn) up, we (already/ have) lunch 11 They _ (decide) to walk because they _ (not/ go) to the bank in the morning 12 The conference was a bit of a mess! In fact, I feel the speakers (not/ prepare) their talks quite seriously, so people (find) them really uninteresting 13 Peter _ (say) he _ (make) the meal on his own, but nobody (believe) him 14 Luckily, when the light _ (go) off, we (finish) the birthday party 15 Mary _ (visit) the village where she (live) as a child last month She (not/ go) there for years Everything _ (change) so much that she _ (not/ recognize) most of the places where she (use) to play KEY PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT The travel agent offered (offer) better and cheaper destinations after we had booked (book) our summer holiday What a pity! When the ambulance arrived (arrive), the injured man had died (die) His wife took (take) him to hospital since he had cut (cut) his finger preparing lunch Mary’s parents had been (be married) for 20 years when they suddenly split (split) up I really thought (think) you had forgotten (forget) to email me while you were (be) in France, but you hadn’t We had (have) to wait for hours at the station because the accident had damaged (damage) the line I finally saw (see) Sue We had arranged (arrange) to meet at the Central café before going to the cinema When we got (get) to the theatre, the play had just begun (just/ begin) At the annual meeting he could talk (can/ talk) to some friends he hadn’t seen (not/ see) since he left (leave) school 10 When Peter turned (turn) up, we had already had (already/ have) lunch 11 They decided (decide) to walk because they hadn’t been (not/ go) to the bank in the morning 12 The conference was a bit of a mess! In fact, I feel the speakers hadn’t prepared (not/ prepare) their talks quite seriously, so people found (find) them really uninteresting 13 Peter said (say) he had made (make) the meal on his own, but nobody believed (believe) him 14 Luckily, when the light went (go) off, we had finished (finish) the birthday party 15 Mary visited (visit) the village where she had lived (live) as a child last month She hadn’t been (not/ go) there for years Everything had changed (change) so much that she didn’t recognize (not/ recognize) most of the places where she used (use) to play