Compléter Past simple or Past perfect (D)Version en ligne Read about Jim’s travel blog and complete the gaps with the verbs from the right side. par Juan Carlos Valverde Valverde 1 been broken arrived found started was behind went walked seen made flown ridden left Day 1 : We in Piraeus this morning . Liz has never seen Parthenon . I've to Athens once before , so I'm going to be her guide . We're going there tonight ! In the afternoon , we by train from Piraeus into the city of Athens and up to Parthenon , amazing ! Day 2 : Back to Athens again , and this time we a restaurant in the Plaka area . we've eaten Greek food many times in New Zealand , but this is real Greek food ! This is the first time in my like that I've tried octopus , and it delicious ! Day 3 : We stayed overnight in Athens and then took a bus down to Cape Sounion in the afternoon to visit the Temple of Poseidon . We've many sunsets in our lives , but this was the most beautiful - the sun going down into the Aegean Sea . Day 4 : We Piraeus early this morning and sailed for twenty hours to the island of Santorini . We arrived in the old port late in the evening . Tomorrow morning , we're going up to the village by donkey ! I've horses , camels and elephants , but I've never ridden a donkey ! Day 5 : Donkey disaster ! I'm writing this from a hospital bed in Athens . We our donkey ride this morning , and I a big mistake : I walked the donkey , and it kicked me in the stomach ! there was no hospital on the island , so they took me by helicopter to Athens . I've three bones and I still haven't ridden a donkey . But I have in a helicopter ! 2 events order important completed simply action narrative correct past perfect tense two sequence state The is used to show that an was before another action in the past . It is formed by using the past tense of the auxiliary verb 'have' ( had ) and the past participle of the main verb . For example , 'I had already eaten dinner when she arrived . ' On the other hand , the past simple tense is used to describe a completed action in the past . It is formed by using the past tense of the main verb . For example , 'I ate dinner last night . ' The main difference between the past perfect and the past simple is that the past perfect is used to show the of past actions , while the past simple is used to a past action . It is to use the tense to accurately convey the of in a .