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Past simple & perfect

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. I _______________ an email account for ten years before it was hacked.

a)

A. had

b)

B. had had

c)

C. have had

d)

D. have been having

2.

3. Jack _______________ his blog after he _______________ many negative comments.

a)

A. deleted/ have received

b)

B. had deleted/ received

c)

C. deleted/ had received

d)

D. had deleted/ had received

3.

4. Since I ______________ a smartphone for my birthday, I _______________ using my brother’s laptop to surf the Net.

a)

A. had got/ had stopped

b)

B. got/ stopped

c)

C. had got/ stopped

d)

D. got/ had stopped

4.

5. My parents ___________ a lot of their time writing letters before they ___________ using social media to connect with their relatives two months ago.

a)

A. wasted/ had started

b)

B. had wasted/ had started

c)

C. wasted/ have started

d)

D. had wasted/ started

5.

6. I _____________all my videos from my holiday before I ____________ them to my blog.

a)

A. have edited/ uploaded

b)

B. had edited/ had uploaded

c)

C. had edited/ uploaded

d)

D. edited/ had uploaded

6.

7. National Geographic, one of the most infl uential magazines, ____________________________ in 1899, which ____________________ to increase readers’ cultural awareness and understanding through high-quality photo essays.

a)

A. had appeared/ helped

b)

B. appeared/ had helped

c)

C. appeared/ helped

d)

D. had appeared/ had helped

7.

8. The lung cancer mortality rate ______________ six-fold in males when mass media _________ covering the health risks of smoking.

a)

A. had risen/ stared

b)

B. rose/ had started

c)

C. rose/ started

d)

D. had risent/ had started

8.

9. 4. Linda only _______________ the film after she_______________ the book.

a)

A. had understood/ read

b)

B. had understood/ had read

c)

C. understood/ have read

d)

D. understood/ had read

9.

10. All job applicants _______________ their interviews and _______________ when I ______________.

a)

A. had already finished/ left/ arrived

b)

B. had already finished/ had left/ arrived

c)

C. had already finished/ left/ had arrived

d)

D. already finished/ had left/ arrived

10.

2. Last week we _______________ a presentation on the advantages and disadvantages of social networking.

a)

A. attended

b)

B. had attended

c)

C. have attended

d)

D. was attending