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Past Perfect and Past Simple

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mary ... (give) me Tony's address before she .... (leave).

a)

had given / had left

b)

gave / had left

c)

had given / left

d)

gave / had left

2.

When they ... (arrive) at the cinema, the film (already/start).

a)

had arrived / had already started

b)

arrived / had already started

c)

arrived / already had started

d)

had arrived / already started

3.

Before we ... (reach) the station we saw that we ... (lose) our way.

a)

had reached / had lost

b)

reached / lost

c)

had reached / lost

d)

reached / had lost

4.

All the tickets ... (sell) before the concert ... (begin).

a)

was sold / began

b)

was sold / had begun

c)

had been sold / had begun

d)

had been sold / began

5.

He ... (take) a shower after he... (finish) the game

a)

took / finished

b)

had taken / finished

c)

took / had finished

d)

had taken / had finished

6.

They ... (watch) TV after they ... (have) lunch.

a)

watched / had

b)

watched / had had

c)

had watched / had had

d)

had watch / had

7.

Before the police ... (catch) the thief, he (steal) two more watches.

a)

had catched / stole

b)

had caught / stole

c)

catched / had stolen

d)

caught / had stolen

8.

The days ... (become) colder after it ... (snow).

a)

became / had snowed

b)

had become / snowed

c)

became / snowed

d)

had become / had snowed

9.

Which one is incorrect?

a)

Martin told me that he had been in London.

b)

When I got off the bike I saw that one of those tires had lost air.

c)

She told me that she had worked in Germany.

d)

After I finished the report, I saw that it had been too late.

10.

Which one is correct?

a)

Mum once painted a picture although she had never learnt it.

b)

I felt great after I passed the exam.

c)

She couldn't have found the book that I had lent her.

d)

Dad had driven me home after I fell into the water.