Grammar exercises Past simple | Past perfect simple and continuous - test 1, exercise 3

Answer these questions and use expressions in brackets.

Example:Why did he call you? (just arrived) - He called me because he had just arrived.

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When did they return? (travel for two weeks) - They after they .
Why did he not eat anything? (have lunch) - He because he .
What did he tell her? (see her before) - He her that he .
When did they land? (the storm ended) - They when .
Why was he so dirty? (dig the hole in the rain) - He so dirty because he .
What did you forget? (want to buy some bread) - I that I .

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