6 Complete the sentences with the correct Past Simple or Past Perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Dave suddenly (remember) that he
(not lock) his apartment.
2 When the police
(arrive) at the house, the burglar
(disappear).
3 The police
(arrest) a man after they
(search)
his apartment.
4 Julie
(not recognise) the suspect because he
(grow) a beard.
5 Sophie
(feel) nervous because she
(not appear) in court before.
6 The crime scene
(be) covered in water. What
(happen)?
7 When she
(get) home, the police
(already/
call) her three times.
(live) there for many years before they
(find out) the terrible truth.
8 They

1. Your TV is much better than ours.  2. This is the worst film he’s ever seen.  3. His accent is more correct than yours.  4. A woman seems to get younger every year.  5. He’s the fattest person in his family.  6. This is the tastiest meal I’ve ever eaten.  7. She has a friend who’s much prettier than her.  8. She’s the most beautiful in the class.  9. A friend of mine married a girl who is much younger than him.  10. Everest is the highest mountain in the world.  11. The worst thing in the world is dishonesty.  12. I think she is the best person who ever lived.  13. She is taller than her sisters.  14. What is the fastest car in the world?  15. Her flat is smaller than ours.

1. Your TV is much better than ours.  
2. This is the worst film he’s ever seen.  
3. His accent is more correct than yours.  
4. A woman seems to get younger every year.  
5. He’s the fattest person in his family.  
6. This is the tastiest meal I’ve ever eaten.  
7. She has a friend who’s much prettier than her.  
8. She’s the most beautiful in the class.  
9. A friend of mine married a girl who is much younger than him.  
10. Everest is the highest mountain in the world.  
11. The worst thing in the world is dishonesty.  
12. I think she is the best person who ever lived.  
13. She is taller than her sisters.  
14. What is the fastest car in the world?  
15. Her flat is smaller than ours.