Circle the correct alternative. 1 I felt/had felt nervous because I never was/had never
been on a plane before.
2 We read/had read a few travel books before we
decided/had decided to visit Patagonia.
3 She reserved/had reserved a place for her tent a few
weeks before, but when she arrived/had arrived, the
campsite was full.
4 The area was/had been quite clean, as some
responsible residents cleaned/had cleaned all the
rubbish away.
5 Did you ever find/Had you ever found the luggage
you lost/had lost in the airport?
6 I never thought/had never thought that travelling
could harm the environment so dramatically before I
read/had read that story in the paper.
7 We planned/had planned a very detailed itinerary,
but then we didn’t have/hadn’t had the time to visit
all the places on our list.
8 I managed/had managed to communicate with the
local people because I learnt/had learnt a few words
before the trip.

See Explanations  below for answers

Explanation:

1. I felt/had felt nervous because I never was/had never

been on a plane before.

I felt nervous because I had never been on a plane before.

2. We read/had read a few travel books before we

decided/had decided to visit Patagonia.

We read a few travel books before we decided to visit Patagonia

3. She reserved/had reserved a place for her tent a few

weeks before, but when she arrived/had arrived, the

campsite was full.

She had reserved a place for her tent a few weeks before, but when she arrived, the campsite was full.

4 The area was/had been quite clean, as some

responsible residents cleaned/had cleaned all the

rubbish away.

The area was quite clean, as some responsible residents had cleaned all the rubbish away.

5 Did you ever find/Had you ever found the luggage

you lost/had lost in the airport?

Did you ever find the luggage you lost in the airport

6 I never thought/had never thought that travelling

could harm the environment so dramatically before I

read/had read that story in the paper.

I had never thought that travelling could harm the environment so dramatically before I read that story in the paper.

7 We planned/had planned a very detailed itinerary,

but then we didn’t have/hadn’t had the time to visit

all the places on our list.

We had planned a very detailed itinerary, but then we didn't have the time to visit all the places on our list.

8. I managed/had managed to communicate with the

local people because I learnt/had learnt a few words

before the trip.

I managed to communicate with the local people because I had learnt a few words before the trip.

second one- because has facts and not opinion

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