Fill in the blanks with Simple Past or Past Perfect Tense I ……...

Fill in the blanks with Simple Past or Past Perfect Tense I ………………………. (worry) a lot about her before I ……………………….. (hear) that she was safe.
I I didn’t like the flat. It …………………….. (be) much smaller than I ………………….. (think) at first.
He told us he ………………………….. (shoot) a big tiger.
They ……………………….. (drink) tea after they ………………………………. (finish) dinner.
She ……………. just ……………….. (fold) the pink apron and placed it in a table drawer when the door …………………………… (open) and Joe ………………. (enter).
The police wanted to know why he …………………………….. (bring) a gun to school.
After he ………………………………. (work) at the hospital for two years he ………….. (decide) to give up the job.
When I …………………………. (arrive) at the party John ……………. already ……….. (go) home.
We ………………………… (wait) until the match …………………………….. (finish).
They …………………………… (leave) the room before the meeting …………………… (finish).
I ……………………………….. (buy) a new camera before I …………………. (go) to London.
I ……………….. just ………………… (turn off) the lights when the telephone ………… (ring).

REWRITE or COMBINE the following
It rained this morning. The children played in the garden. (while)
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What did you do? The doorbell rang. (when)
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I walked along Main Street. I realized a man behind me. (when)
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I started to play football when I was five. (since)
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The windows are dirty. I last cleaned them last month. (since)
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He last shaved a week ago. (for)
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Maybe the train leaves at six. I don’t catch it. (If)
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We slept last night. The robber stole all the jewellery. (as)
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He went to London. He wanted to work there. (to)
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They had a picnic. The forest caught fire. (as)
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Paris isn’t as crowded as New York. (comparison)
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