Put in the past simple or past perfect. 1. when the police (arrive), the car (go). 2. when i (get) to the shop, it (close). 3. they (eat) everything by the time i (arrive) at the party. 4. when we (leave) the beach, the rain already (start). 5. i (try) telephoning her several times but she (leave) the city. 6. when i (find) the purse, someone (take) the money out of it. 7. the car (go) when i (look) into the street. 8. all the garages (close) by the time we (cross) the border. 9. you already (leave) when the trouble (start). 10. i (be) sorry that i (not/be) nicer to him. 11. nobody (come) to the meeting because angela (forget) to tell people about it. 12. i (see) her before somewhere. — i (know). 13. she couldn't find the book i (lend) her. 14. all the people we (invite) turned up, and some that we (not/invite). 15. when she (come) in, we all knew where she (be).

1. When the police arrived, the car had gone.

2. When I got to the shop, it had  been closed.

3. They had eaten everything by the time I arrived at the party.

4. When we left the beach, the rain had already started

5. I tried telephoning her several times but she had left the city.

6. When I found the purse, someone had taken the money out of it.

7. The car had gone when I looked into the street.

8. All the garages had been closed by the time we crossed the border.

9. You had already left  when the trouble started

10. I was sorry that I hadn't been nicer to him.

11. Nobody came to the meeting because Angela had forgotten to tell people about it.

12. I had seen her before somewhere. — I didn't know

13. She couldn't find the book I had lent her.

14. All the people we had invited turned up, and some that we hadn't invited.

15. When she came in, we all knew where she had been