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Past simple and past perfect simpleI ran to the station, but the train had already left. I arrived at the bank, but it had just closed.I was happy because I'd got tickets for the festival.‘Had she already finished?’ ‘Yes, she had.’We can use the past perfect with the past simple when we talk about two actions or events in the past. I phoned the office, but Emma had already left.We use the past perfect for the action that happened first. We often use already/just with the past perfect to say when it happened.I ran to the station, but the train had already left (some time earlier).I arrived at the bank, but it had just closed (a very short time earlier).We use the past simple for the most recent action.When I got there, the train had already left.After he'd done the washing, he cleaned the windows.We can use the past simple when one action comes immediately after another.He did the washing and then he cleaned the windows.We use the past perfect with the past simple to give a reason for a situation. We use the past simple for the situation, and we use because + past perfect for the reason. I was happy (the situation) because I'd got tickets for the festival (the reason).

Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences. Use at least one past simple verb and one past perfect simple verb in each sentence.

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