Grammar: Past perfect simple vs past simple p. 30

Look at the sentences below containing some common mistakes on the past perfect simple vs the past simple. Find the mistake in each sentence and write the correction in the space provided. Use the contracted form where possible.

Example: When I arrived at the station, the train left.        had left
1 I just spoke to Josie when our common friend called me.        ________
2 How long were you at home when Sue arrived?        ________
3 After finishing their homework, they'd played videogames.        ________
4 We had lived in the same neighbourhood from 2020 to 2025.        ________
5 The new city wasn't exactly what I expected.        ________

Complete the online chat between Joanna and her long-lost friend Dylan with the past perfect simple or the past simple of the verbs given. Use the contracted form where possible.

be ● leave ● tell ● start ● not have ● book ● see ● go ● travel ● want

Dylan: Joanna, I've seen your post and learned you live in Malaysia. Cool! When ________ (you) Wales?
Joanna: I moved to Kuala Lumpur five years ago, but before that I ________ around Asia for a couple of years.
Dylan: Wow! I've been to Thailand on holidays. I ________ to Bangkok and Ayutthaya last year. It was the first time I ________ outside Europe and I ________ (never) such exotic places before.
Joanna: Asia is stunning, sometimes I miss Wales, though. But last time I was back at my parents' in Wales I ________ the chance to do much.
Dylan: ________ (the festival season)?
Joanna: No, unfortunately not! I ________ to visit in the summer, but my parents ________ me they ________ (already) a tour abroad for two months.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Use the contracted form where possible. Do not change the word given.

1 First I bought the new power bank, then I showed it to my parents.
AFTER
I showed the new power bank to my parents ________.

2 The show finished at 11 pm. We got there at 11.15 pm.
HAD
When we got there, ________.

3 She left her notebook at school. She couldn't study her notes.
BECAUSE
She couldn't study her notes ________ her notebook at school.

4 Jenny went home before we arrived at the community centre.
BY
________ at the community centre, Jenny had gone home.

5 The mayor gave a speech, then the band played some music.
BEFORE
The mayor ________ the band played some music.