Past Simple vs. Past Perfect

After Fred ...(spend) his holiday in Italy he ...(want) to learn Italian.

• had spent

• spent

• wanted

• had wanted

Jill ...(phone) Dad at work before she ....(leave) for her trip.

• had phoned

• phoned

• had left

• left

Susan ...(turn) the radio after she ...(wash) the dishes.

• had washed

• turned on

• washed

• had turned on

When she ... (arrive) the match already ...(start) .

• had started

• started

• arrived

• had arrived

After the man ... (come) home he ...(feed) the cat.

• came

• had come

• fed

• had fed

She ... (watch) a video after the children .... (go) to bed.

• watched

• had watched

• went

• had gone

After Eric had made breakfast he phoned his friend.

• made

• had made

• phoned

• had phoned

I was very tired because I had studied too much.

• was

• had been

• studied

• had studied

They had ridden their bikes before they met their friends.

• rode

• had ridden

• met

• had met