Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets:

1. Dave finally ____(rejected) the promotion that his manager _____ (had offered) him due to his hard work.

2. I ______ (had never travelled) abroad until I _____ (moved) to Germany.

3. As soon as Patrick _____ (got) the telegram, he _____ (knew) what _____ (had happened).

4. Once the party ______ (had finished) everybody ______ (left) except for Sue that ____ (helped) us to tidy the house.

5. Carl ______ (had not told) me about our economic problems until everything ______ (was settled).

6. Alice finally ______ (bought) her wedding dress after she ______ (had tried on) at least twenty of them. What a bore!

7. Carol _______ (resat) her exam in September since she ______ (had failed) it in June.

8. Lewis _____ (did not change) as much as his wife! I ______ (had not seen) them for five years.

9. When Tina’s mother _____ (had died), she ____ (inherited) a fortune and a fabulous mansion in Los Angeles.

10. Kim _____ (did not get) the job because she ____ (had not prepared) herself for the interview.

11. When I _____ (woke up) this morning, everything ____ (was) white. Definitely, it ___ (had been snowing) during the night.

12. Pam ____ (never forgot) that they _____ (had not invited) her to their wedding reception.

13. Our daughter _____ (sent) an e-mail as soon as she ____ (had arrived) in London. She _____ (had promises) to phone us, but she _______ (did not).

14. Dick ____ (recognised) that he _____ (did not work) as hard as his teacher _______ (had expected).

15. Brian ____ (understood) that he _____ (had made) some mistakes in her test paper.