Simple past tense or past perfect tense

When Edward ______ home last night, he discovered that Rose _____ a beautiful candlelight dinner.

• got....prepared

• got....had prepared

• had got....prepared

• gets....prepares

Since I began singing, I ____ in two concerts.

• performing

• performed

• performe

• had performed

I ____ publicly before I entered the university.

• had never spoken

• never spoken

• spoke

• speak

By the time I got to the office, the meeting ____.

• had already began

• had already begun

• began

• begun

My boss ____ angry with me and ___ an explanation.

• is....demanding

• was....demands

• was....demanded

• had....had demanded

When I ____ the radio on yesterday, I ____ a song that was familiar.

• turning... heard

• turn.... hear

• turned....had heard

• turned....heard

I ____ from my cousin in years, and meeting him brought back some great memories.

• not heard

• had not heard

• was not heard

• was not hearding

Last week, I ____ around the lake five times.

• had run

• was running

• run

• ran

When Rahim ___ the room, I ___ him because he ___ a moustache.

• entered.... did not recognise.... had grown

• entered....was not recognised...grew

• entered...not recognised...grown

• enter....not recognised...grew

The Chinese ___ many things like the firecrackers and toilet paper.

• invents

• invent

• invented

• has been invented