1. There was a picture lying on the floor.
(It / fall / off the wall) It had fallen off the wall.
2. The people sitting next to you on the plane were nervous. It was their first flight.
(They / not / fly / before) They hadn’t flown before.
3. You went back to your home town recently after many years. It wasn’t the same as before.
(It / change / a lot) It had changed a lot.
4. Somebody sang a song. You didn’t know it.
(I / not / hear / it / before) I hadn’t heard it before.
5. I invited Rachel to the party, but she couldn’t come.
(She / arrange / to do something else) She had arranged to do something else.
6. You went to the cinema last night. You got to the cinema late.
(The film / already / start) The film had already started.
7. Last year we went to Mexico. It was our first time there.
(We / not / be / there / before) We hadn’t been there before.
8. I met Daniel last week. It was good to see him again after such a long time.
(I / not / see / him for five years) I hadn’t seen him for five years.
9. I offered my friends something to eat, but they weren’t hungry.
(They / just / have / lunch) They had just had lunch.
10. Sam played tennis yesterday. He wasn’t very good at it because it was his first game ever.
(He / never / play / before)He had never played before.

1. Paul wasn’t at the party when I arrived. He’d gone (He / go) home.
2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I went (I / go) straight to bed.
3. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody had gone (go) to bed.
4. Mark travels a lot. When I first met him, he had already traveled(he / already / travel) round the world.
5. Sorry I’m late. The car broke (break) down on my way here.
6. We were driving along the road when we saw (we / see) a car which had broken
(break) down, so we stopped (we / stop) to help.