PAST PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE

Complete with the simple past or the past perfect simple of the verbs in
parentheses.

1. I _____had was_____ (be) tired yesterday because I _hadn´t sleep_________

(not sleep) for two nights.
2. Andy said that this was the most wonderful present he is
_received_________ (ever / receive).
3. After Alice __is prepared________ (prepare) herself a light dinner, she
____is watched______ (watch) a comedy on TV.
4. Just the other day we __had seen________ (see) Mark and his wife Bridget at
the mall. We _aren´t see_________ (not see) them for months.
5. Belinda _is maked_________ (make) dinner by the time her friends __are
arrived________ (arrive).
6. Before Simon Green __had died________ (die) at the age of 70, he _is
maked_________ (make) sure that his wife and children would live
comfortably.
7. Ted __isn´t start________ (not start) teaching before he _is get_________
(get) married.
8. I _had called_________ (call) after I _had heard_________ (hear) about her
accident.
9. James __is writed________ (write) six letters by 5 p. m. yesterday.
10. The girls __aren´t tidy________ (not tidy) their room when I __had
returned________ (return) home.
11. When ___are_______ you ___realized_______ (realize) that you _had
losed_________ (lose) your wallet?
12. Beth _is never played_________ (never/play) hockey before she __is
moved________ (move) to the U.S.A.
13. Helen __had decided________ (decide) to see a doctor after she __is
taked________ (take) two pain relievers.
14. By the time the police __had arrived_______ (arrive), Lisa _is
leaved_________ (leave).