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2 ESO Unit 3 - Past Perfect / Past Simple

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After Fred __________ his holiday in Italy he ____________ to learn Italian.

a)

had spent / wanted

b)

spent / had wanted

c)

spent / wanted

d)

had spent / had wanted

2.

Jill ______________ Dad at work before she ____________ for her trip.

a)

phoned / had left

b)

had phoned / left

c)

phoned / left

d)

had phoned / had left

3.

Susan __________ the radio after she __________ the dishes.

a)

turned off / had washed

b)

had turned off / washed

c)

had turned off / had washed

d)

turned off / washed

4.

When she _____________ , the match _____________.

a)

arrived / already started

b)

had arrived / had already started

c)

had arrived / already started

d)

arrived / had already started

5.

After the man ________ home he _________ the cat.

a)

came / fed

b)

had come / had fed

c)

had come / fed

d)

came / had fed

6.

Before he _________ a song he ___________ the guitar.

a)

had sung / played

b)

sang / had played

c)

sang / played

d)

had sung / had played

7.

She __________ a video after the children ____________ to bed.

a)

watched / had gone

b)

had watched / went

c)

watched / went

d)

had watched / had gone

8.

After Eric ____________ breakfast he ___________ his friend.

a)

made / had phoned

b)

had made / had phoned

c)

made / phoned

d)

had made / phoned

9.

I __________ very tired because I __________ too much.

a)

had been / studied

b)

was / had studied

c)

was / studied

d)

had been / had studied

10.

They __________ their bikes before they __________ their friends.

a)

rode / had met

b)

rode / met

c)

had ridden / met

d)

had ridden / had met

11.

We ___________ to London because the Queen ___________ us for tea.

a)

went / had invited

b)

had gone / invited

c)

had gone / had invited

d)

went / invited

12.

When he ___________ , his mother ___________ breakfast.

a)

woke up / already prepared

b)

had woken up / had already prepared

c)

woke up / had already prepared

d)

had woken up / already prepared

13.

After he ___________ the news he ___________ a friend.

a)

heard / had called

b)

had heard / called

c)

heard / called

d)

had heard / had called

14.

When she _________ to learn English, she ___________ French.

a)

had started / already learned

b)

started / already learned

c)

had started / had already learned

d)

started / had already learned

15.

Jane __________ ten pages when her computer __________ .

a)

had already typed / crashed

b)

already typed / had crashed

c)

already typed / crashed

d)

had already typed / had crashed

16.

By the time he _________ at the pub, they _________ out of Coke.

a)

had arrived / ran

b)

arrived / ran

c)

arrived / had run

d)

had arrived / had run

17.

Before that day we __________ of going to Japan.

a)

never thought

b)

had never thought

c)

never thinked

d)

had never thinked

18.

I _________ him for a long time before I _________ his family.

a)

knew / had met

b)

had known / met

c)

knew / met

d)

had known / had met

19.

They __________ where to meet them because nobody __________ them.

a)

didn't know / had told

b)

hadn't known / told

c)

didn't know / told

d)

hadn't known / had told

20.

It __________ cloudy for days before it finally __________ to rain.

a)

was / started

b)

had been / had started

c)

was / had started

d)

had been / started