Past Tense Past Perfect Tense

After he finally ____ (win) the World Cup with Argentina, lots of sportspeople ___ (celebrate) Lionel Messi on his victory via their social media accounts.

• win / celebrate

• has won / has celebrated

• had won / had celebrated

• had won / celebrated

Edirne __ (be) the capital city of the Ottoman Empire for nearly 90 years before İstanbul __(become) the new capital.

• had been / become

• were / became

• had been / became

• was / had become

Before he ___(retire) in May 2013, Sir Alex Ferguson ___(spend) 26 seasons as the manager of Manchester United.

• had retired / had spent

• retired / had spent

• had retired / spent

• has retired / spent

After he ____ at the hospital for two years, he ____ (decide) to quit his job.

• had been working / decided

• has worked / decides

• have worked / has decided

• had worked / decided

Ronnie O'Sullivan __ (win) the 2013 Snooker World Championship after he __ (play) only one competitive match in a whole year.

• won / had played

• had won / had played

• had won / played

• used to win / played

Dominik Livakovic ___ (become) the first goalkeeper to make 11 saves in a single FIFA World Cup match since 2014 after Croatia ___ (defeat) Brazil on penalties.

• was becoming / defeated

• become / defeated

• had become / defeated

• became / had defeated

Alperen Şengün ____ (become) the youngest center after he ____ (notch) a triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Sacramento.

• became / had notched

• became / notch

• had become / notched

• was becoming / was notching

In the 20s, tennis kits ____ (be) much more formal than the colourful kits worn by the players these days.

• used to be

• was

• were

• had been

When I arrived at the airport, I realised I ______ (forget) my passport.

There ____ (not be) many buildings around the Bozdoğan Aqueduct in Unkapanı in the 50s.

• hadn't been

• used not to be

• didn't use to be

• wasn't