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WorksheetsP.6 past perfect & past simple tenses
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 6mins
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
He __________ (work) very hard before he ________ (win) the championship.
worked, won
had worked, had won
had worked, won
worked, had won
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
After I _______ (get) home, I realized I __________ (lose) my purse.
got, had lost
had gotten, had lost
got, lost
When we want to talk about two past actions, which of the following tenses should be used to talk about the first past action?
past simple
present perfect
past perfect
When we talk about two past actions, which of the following tenses should be used to talk about the second past action?
past perfect
past simple
present perfect
'Before' should be followed by
the second past action in simple past tense.
the second past action in past perfect tense.
the first past action in simple past tense.
'After' should be followed by
second past action in simple past tense.
first past action in past perfect tense.
first past action in simple past tense.
The past perfect tense is used
to tell us the order of the past events or actions.
to let us know what the past events or actions were.
to confuse us about the order of the past events or actions.
