Exercise on Simple Past and Past Perfect

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect simple).

When he (wake up) woke up , his mother (already / prepare) had already prepared  breakfast.
We (go) ______ to London because the Queen (invite)______  us for tea.
He (hear)______  the news, (go)______  to the telephone and (call)______  a friend.
When she (start)_____ to learn English, she (already / learn)_____  French.
Jane (already / type)______  ten pages when her computer (crash)______ .
By the time he (arrive)_______  at the pub, they (run)______  out of beer.
Before that day we (never / think)_______  of going to Japan.
I (know)_______  him for a long time before I (meet)______  his family.
They (not / know)______  where to meet because nobody (tell)_______  them.
It (be)_____  cloudy for days before it finally (begin)_____  to rain.