G12. Unit 4 Past simple vs Past perfect

We ______ breakfast before we went to school this morning.

• had

• had had

• was having

• had been having

The criminals had hit the victim violently before they ______ him.

• robbed

• had robbed

• were robbing

• have robbed

People ______ to talk to each other in person before the telephone ______.

• had had/ invented

• had/ had invented

• had had/ was inventing

• had/ invented

Sarah moved to London after she ______ married.

• had got

• got

• has got

• was getting

He ______ promoted after he had secured a good contract for his company.

• got

• had got

• has got

• was getting

After Lan ______ the cake, Lan began to feel sick.

• had eaten

• ate

• was eating

• had been eaten

After they ______ lunch, they ______ out.

• had had/ went

• had/ had gone

• had/ went

• had had/ had gone

After I ______ the letter, I ______ that I had written

the wrong address on it.

• had posted/ realized

• posted/ realized

• had posted/ had realized

• was posting/ was realizing

The light ______ out before we ______ out of the office.

• had gone/ got

• had gone/ had got

• went/ got

• wasn going/ were getting

After she ______ everything clearly, we ______ our work.

• had explained/ started

• explained/ started

• had explained/ had started

• was explaining/ were starting