Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: the past simple or the past perfect tense.
Before he (wake up) , his mother (prepare) breakfast.
We (go) to London last month.
By the time the doctor (arrive) , the patient (die) .
Before that day we (never/ think) of traveling to Japan.
I (know) him a long time before I (meet) his family.
It (be) cloudy for days before it (begin) to rain.
The car (break) down last Sunday.
Martha (turn) off the light and (go) to bed.
He (buy) a new car last month, but he doesn't really like it.
The robbers (attack) him 20 minutes ago.
1 woke up/had prepared
2 went
3 had arrived/died
4 had never thought
5 had known/met
6 had been/began
7 broke
8 turned/went
9 bought
10 attacked