1)Use the Past Simple or Past Perfect.
1.Clare couldn't watch TV until she___(had finished) her homework.
2.When Paul arrived) at the party,his friends weren't there because they had left five minutes earlier.
3.When they got to the cinema,they___(realised) that they were late because the film___(had started).
4.The police ___(arrived) too late because the robbers ___(had taken) all the money.
5.After he ___(had eaten) has dinner,he ___(went out) for a coffee.
2)Put the verb into the most suitable from, Past Continous, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continous.
1.It was very noisy next door.Our neighbours were having a party.
2.We were good friends.We had known each other for years.
3.John and I went for a walk.I had difficulty keeping up with him because he ___(was walking) so fast.
4.Sue was sitting on the ground.She was out of breath. She ___(had been running).
5.When I arrived,everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They ___(were eat).
6.When I arrived, everybody was sitting at the table and talking.The mouths were empty, but their stomachs were full. They___(had been eating).
7.Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He___(was looking) for his contacts lens.
