Past perfect and past simple

1. After the shoppers _________ the department store, the cleaners started to mop the floors.

2. The shop owner __________ his shop that day because it was a holiday.

3. Melanie _________ for a special party dress for months before she found the perfect one online.

4. My aunt ____________ traditional books for ages when she decided to buy an e-reader in 2010.

5. We _____________ a tablet when a newer design became available in shops.

6. My mum ___________ how to sew while she was in school, so she was able to make all her own outfits.

Which action happened first in the sentence below:

1. We had been shopping for hours before we found a tablet that we liked.

Which action happened first?

2. Elena realised later that she had left her sales receipt at the bookshop.

Which action happened first?

3. When we had made our purchases, we took the bags out to the car.

Which action happened first?

4. They had just bought an expensive Blackberry when they saw the same one on special offer.

Which action happened first?

5. Dora went back home because she had forgotten her handbag.

Choose the right answer.

6. My sister __________ for weeks when the shoes finally went on special offer.

Choose the right answer.

7. By the time his friends came to get him, Jules ___________ his costume.

Choose the right answer.

8. He __________ the jacket before he __________ to the checkout to pay for it.

Choose the right answer.

9. Karen _________ the next day that the footwear she _________ was no longer in fashion.