Exercise: past perfect and past simple.

Jimmy was 8 years old. Today was Saturday and he 1, (be) very happy because he was getting on a train to London with his father.

The week before, he 2, (pass) an important exam at school and all his family 3, (celebrate) that evening. The day after the exam, his grandfather 4, (give) him a toy car and his grandmother 5, (buy) him a big box of chocolates. "Well done, son" his father 6, (say) just after the exam. "I'm going to give you a special present. We'll go to London and visit your cousins next Saturday."

So now they were both getting on the train to London. But Jimmy 7, (be) shocked. There 8, (be) lots of people on the train. And he 9, (say), "Dad, I don't understand it. Look at all these people! 10, " (pass) their exams last week as well?"