PAST PERFECT VS SIMPLE PAST

In the 17th century, there______lots of religious tensions in England.

• Were

• was

• had been

• have been

King James I______freedom of religion in England as he____problems with certain religious groups in the past.

• had not allowed / had

• allow / had had

• did not allow/ had had

• allowed / had

That's why during his reign some people_____the country

• has left

• leave

• had left

• left

In September 1620 for example, members of the English Separatist Church________aboard the Mayflower to emigrate to America.

• had gone

• went

• gone

• was

Before their journey to America, they_______in Holland for a while.

• already lived

• lived

• had already lived

• live

Now on the Mayflower, storms________the journey to America difficult.

• had made

• have made

• make

• made

The Pilgrims only________America after they_______the Atlantic for 66 days.

• have reached / sailed

• reached / had sailed

• reach / sailed

• have reached / sailed

Because of the delay, the Pilgrims______enough houses and they__________enough food when winter began .

• built / collected

• built / had collected

• had not built/ collected

• had not built / had not collected

By spring, half of the 100 Pilgrims________of hunger and cold.

• had died

• died

• have died

• die

But then, in March 1621, the Pilgrims_____the friendly Wampanoag.

• had met

• meet

• met

• have met