Focus 2 Past perfect

Choose the correct option.

X: Have you heard the news? Someone           [tried, had tried] to steal a painting from the museum last night!

Y: Really?

X: Yes, and it isn’t the first robbery there. When the staff came back to work after Christmas, they found out that someone               [broke in, had broken in] during the holidays.

Y: So did they find out what happened? How did the robbers get in?

X: Well, it seems someone               [has forgotten, had forgotten] to switch on the alarm before they went home.

Y: Oh dear – that was bad!

X: Yes, but luckily the police               [discovered, had discoverd] that the robbers              [didn't take, hadn't taken] anything.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple and the Past Perfect.

On my way to school, I          (realise) I                (not pack) my English notebook.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple and the Past Perfect.

When I      (come) to my best friend’s birthday party, some of the guests                  (already / leave).