Verb Forms for Past and Past Perfect Tense

When the children _________ the door, they saw that no one was there.

The children felt sad because the mother __________ in their life forever.

The mother ___________ a surprised party before she left yesterday.

The children had tidied up the room before they __________ for exercise that morning.

The children __________ their meal when the mother arrived home.

The villagers __________ that the mother really came back that night.

The door they _________ last night was full of mystery.

The children __________ the fireplace when the mother finally came home.

The villagers soon __________ that the child had told the truth about their mother.

When all the guests had left, the children __________ up all the party mess after the funeral.