Past Perfect Simple or Past Simple
William ________(live) in Boston before he _______(move) to New York.
The blue car __________(cross) the street after the lights _______(turn) red.
When James _________(try) to ring us, we __________(leave / already) the house.
After Joanna _________(finish) her presentation, we _________(ask) our questions.
On her first day at the driving school, we_____(be) very nervous because we_______(drive / not) a car before.
When I _________(to arrive)at the cinema, the film _________(start).
When we _______(finish) dinner, we ________(to go)out.
We ___________(to be)late for the plane because we _______(forget) our passports.
She _______(to tell)me she ________(study) a lot before the exam.
The lights _______(to go)off because we ___________(not/pay) the electricity bill.

Past Perfect Simple or Past Simple William had lived in Boston before he moved to New York. The blue car crossed the street after the lights had turned red. When James tried to ring us, we had already left the house. After Joanna had finished her presentation, we asked our questions. On her first day at the driving school, we were very nervous because we had not driven a car before. When I arrived at the cinema, the film had started. When we had finished dinner, we went out. We were late for the plane because we had forgetten our passports. She told me she had studied a lot before the exam. The lights went off because we had not paid the electricity bill.