PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECTComplete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past perfect?

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past perfect. 1. The travel agent _______________ (offer) better and cheaper destinations after we ______________ (book) our summer holiday. What a pity! 2. When the ambulance _______________ (arrive), the injured man _______________ (die). 3. His wife ___________ (take) him to hospital since he ______________ (cut) his finger preparing lunch. 4. Mary’s parents _______________ (be married) for 20 years when they suddenly _______________ (split) up. 5. I really ________________ (think) you ______________ (forget) to email me while you ____________ (be) in France, but you ___________. 6. We ____________ (have) to wait for hours at the station because the accident ______________ (damage) the line. 7. I finally ____________ (see) Sue. We ______________ (arrange) to meet at the Central café before going to the cinema. 8. When we _____________ (get) at the theatre, the play ______________ (just / begin). 9. At the annual meeting he _____________ (can / talk) to some friends he ____________ (not / see) since he _______________ (leave) school. 10. When Peter __________________ (turn) up, we ______________ (already / have) lunch. 11. They _____________ (decide) to walk because they _____________ (not / go) to the bank in the morning. 12. The conference was a bit of a mess! In fact, I feel the speakers ________________ (not / prepare) their talks quite seriously, so people ________________ (find) them really uninteresting. 13. Peter ___________ (say) he _____________ (make) the meal on his own, but nobody ____________ (believe) him. 14. Luckily, when the light _______________ (go) off, we ____________ (finish) the birthday party. 15. Mary _____________ (visit) the village where she ____________ (live) as a child last month. She ______________ (not / go) there for years. Everything _______________ (change) so much that she _______________ (not / recognize) most of the places where she ______________ (use) to play.