Put the verb in brackets in the either the Past Simple or Past Perfect. a) I cooked a chicken curry...

Here are the sentences filled in with the appropriate verb forms using either the Past Simple or Past Perfect Simple:

a) I cooked a chicken curry for some friends, but I did not find out until the next day that I had given them all food poisoning.

b) Sandra rang her friend Dawn to ask about her holiday. Dawn had just returned from a cruise in the Caribbean.

c) Since he was a little boy, Mark had wanted to go to Oxford University and study to become a doctor. Imagine his delight when he did really well in all his exams! His childhood dream came true.

d) Kenneth had had a very difficult week. On Monday a water pipe burst and flooded the kitchen, on Wednesday the central heating broke down, and on Friday his wife left him.

e) Keith and Fiona went to Brighton for their holiday last year. They had been there the year before and they had had an awful time, so I can't understand why they decided to go back again.

f) Rachel had been a successful model before she became a teacher. She had earned a lot of money, but then she gave it all up for the classroom.

These sentences correctly demonstrate the use of the Past Simple and Past Perfect tenses based on the context provided in each scenario.

a) I cooked a chicken curry for some friends, but I did not find out until the next day that I had given them all food poisoning. b) Sandra rang her friend Dawn to ask about her holiday. Dawn had just returned from a cruise in the Caribbean. c) Since he was a little boy, Mark had wanted to go to Oxford University and study to become a doctor. Imagine his delight when he did really well in all his exams! His childhood dream had come true. d) Kenneth had a very difficult week. On Monday a water pipe burst and flooded the kitchen, on Wednesday the central heating broke down, and on Friday his wife left him. e) Keith and Fiona went to Brighton for their holiday last year. They had been there the year before and they had had an awful time, so I can't understand why they decided to go back again. f) Rachel was a successful model before she became a teacher. She had earned a lot of money, but then she gave it all up for the classroom.