P.6 past perfect & past simple tenses

John _________ (see) the ball before he hit it.

• has seen

• saw

• had seen

After John _________ (see) the ball, he _________ (hit) it.

• saw, had hit

• had seen, hit

• had seen, had hit

The choir members __________ (practise) before they performed.

• had practised

• practised

• have practised

After they _________ (perform), they ____________ (receive) a thunderous applause from the audience.

• had performed, received

• performed, received

• performed, had received

• had performed, had received

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He __________ (work) very hard before he ________ (win) the championship.

• worked, won

• had worked, had won

• had worked, won

• worked, had won

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When Jane was six, she _______ (want) a hamster for her birthday present but _________ (receive) a fish instead.

• wanted, had received

• wanted, received

• had wanted, received

• had wanted, had received

He _______ (lose) a lot of weight after he ________ (follow) strictly a healthy diet.

• had lost, had followed

• lost, had followed

• had lost, followed

• losed, had followed

We didn't need to queue because my friend _________ (buy) the tickets.

• has bought

• bought

• had bought

The thieves had already spent all the money when the police __________ (catch) them.

• caught

• had caught

• catched

By the time we met John, we ___________ (leave) college.

• left

• had left

• have left