Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the trapassato prossimo
1. L'aereo non era in orario perchè ____ (decollare) con 40 minuti di ritardo - The plane was not on time because it had taken off 40 minutes late.
2. Sapevo i motivi per cui Luca ____ (rallegrarsi) così tanto - I knew the reasons why Luca got so happy.
3. Luisa nuotava tutti i giorni perchè glielo ____ (dire) un'amica - Luisa swam every day because a friend had told her.
4. Non conoscevamo le persone che ____ (chiamato) - We didn't know the people who had called.
5. Non ____ (comprare) il vaso perchè non mi piaceva - I didn't bought the vase because I didn't like it.
6. Stavo leggendo il documento che già ____ (leggere) - I was reading the paper that I had already read.
7. Non ____ (bere) niente per tutto il giorno quindi avevate molta sete - You hadn't drunk anything the whole day so you were thirsty.
8. Non è andato al concerto perchè non ____ (prendere) i biglietti - He didn't go to the concert because he hadn't bought the tickets.
9. Sara ____ (dimenticarsi) di fare i compiti - Sara had forgotten to do her homework.
10. Corrado ____ (pranzare) a casa della nonna prima di andare al cinema - Corrado had eaten at his grandmother's house before he went to the cinema.
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