Past Simple vs Past Perfect Quiz

Which tense is used to refer to finished periods of time or moments of time?

• Present Continuous

• Past Simple

• Future Perfect

• Present Perfect

What is the auxiliary verb used with the past simple tense?

• has

• will

• did

• do

Which tense is formed using had + a past participle verb?

• Future Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

When do we use the past perfect tense?

• To refer to future events

• To refer to habitual actions in the past

• To refer to events happening at the same time

• To refer back to an event that happened before a certain point in the past

Which tense is used to refer to repeated past events and past habits?

• Future Continuous

• Past Simple

• Past Perfect

• Present Perfect

What type of events can the past perfect tense be used with to emphasize their separation and independence?

• Habitual events

• Future events

• Connected events

• Unconnected and separate events

What time (you/go) _________ to bed last night?

• did you go
• did you went
• have you gone
• have you went
• you went

He lived in London for two years and then he _____________(go) to Edinburgh.

• went

• has gone

• go

• have gone

Complete the sentences with the correct option past perfect or past simple.

When I ________________________________ (get) to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport

Complete the sentences with the correct option past perfect or past simple.

When we ________________________________ (arrive) at the station, the train had already left.