Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect.
1. When I had got/got downstairs the phone had stopped/stopped ringing.
2. I had been/was sorry to leave, as I enjoyed/had enjoyed the party very much.
3. Helen had been/was very upset because she had lost/lost her purse.
4. It had been/was a very difficult day, so I had gone/went to bed early.
5. When I had turned/turned on the TV, the match had finished/finished.
6. We hadn’t got/didn’t get a table in the restaurant because we hadn’t booked/booked.

Answer 1

1. When I got downstairs the phone had stopped ringing.
2. I was sorry to leave, as I had enjoyed the party very much.
3. Helen was very upset because she had lost her purse.
4. It had been a very difficult day, so I went to bed early.
5. When I turned on the TV, the match had finished.
6. We didn’t get a table in the restaurant because we hadn’t booked.