Complete with simple past or past perfet 1. When I arrived at the cinema, the film ____________________ (start). 2. She ____________________ (live) in China before she went to Thailand. 3. After they ____________________ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick. 4. If you ____________________ (listen) to me, you would have got the job. 5. Julie didn’t arrive until after I ____________________ (leave). 6. When we ____________________ (finish) dinner, we went out. 7. The garden was dead because it ____________________ (be) dry all summer. 8. He ____________________ (meet) her before somewhere. 9. We were late for the plane because we ____________________ (forgot)our passports. 10. She told me that she ____________________ (study) a lot before the exam. 11. The grass was yellow because it ___________________ (not / rain) all summer. 12. The lights went off because we ___________________ (not / pay) the electricity bill. 13. The children ___________________ (not / do) their homework, so they were in trouble. 14. They ___________________ (not / eat) so we went to a restaurant. 15. We couldn’t go into the concert because we ___________________ (not / bring) our tickets. 16. She said that she ___________________ (not / visit) the UK before. 17. Julie and Anne ___________________ (not / meet) before the party. 18. I ___________________ (not / have) breakfast when he arrived. 19. He ___________________ (not / use) email before, so I showed him how to use it. 20. You ___________________ (not / study) for the test, so you were very nervous.
1. stared
2. lived
3. ate
4. listened
5. left
6. finished
7. was
8. met
9. forgot
10. studied
11. didn't rain
12. didn't play
13. didn't di
14. didn't eat
15. didn't bring
16. didn't visit
17. didn't meet
18. didn't have
19. didn't use
20. didn't study