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SFB1+ Unit 4B Step2 - Past: Simple or Perfect

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Read and decide which came first.

Two men delivered the sofa. I had already paid for it.

a)

The delivery

b)

The payment

2.

Read and decide which came first.

the waiter brought our drinks. We'd already had our soup.

a)

The drinks

b)

The soup

3.

Read and decide which saw first.

I'd seen the film, so I read the book.

a)

Seeing the film.

b)

Reading the book.

4.

Read and decide which happend first.

The programme had ended, so I archived the recording.

a)

The end of the programme.

b)

Putting the recorded programme in my archives.

5.

Read and decide which came first.

I had an invitation to the party, but I'd arranged a trip to London.

a)

The invitation to the party.

b)

The arrangement for the trip.

6.

Complete the sentence with a PAST PERFECT using the notes.

Claire looked very suntanned when I saw her last week. She (a)   (just/be) on holday.

7.

Complete the sentence with a PAST PERFECT using the notes.

We rushed to the station, but we were too late. The train (a)   (just/go).

8.

Complete the sentence with a PAST PERFECT using the notes.

When I got to the concert hall, they wouldn't let me in because I (a)   (forget) my ticket.

9.

Complete the sentence with a PAST PERFECT using the notes.

Someone got the number of the car the raiders used. They (a)   (steal) it a week before.

10.

Luckily the flat didn't look too bad when my parents called in. The fact is I (a)   (just/clean) it.

11.

Conjugate the verb into the SIMPLE PAST or the PAST PERFECT.

It ______ (1 be) twenty to six. Most of the shops ______ (2 just/close).

(a)  

12.

Conjugate the verb into the SIMPLE PAST or PAST PERFECT.

I ______ (1 go) to the box office at lunch time, but they _____ (2 already/sell) all the tickets.

(a)  

13.

Conjugate the verb into the SIMPLE PAST or the PAST PERFECT.

By 1960 most of Britain's old colonies (a)   (become) independent.

14.

Conjugate the verb into the SIMPLE PAST or the PAST PERFECT.

The match ______ (1 be) over. United _____ (2 win).

(a)  

15.

Conjugate the verb into the SIMPLE PAST or the PAST PERFECT.

The man ______ (1 look) familiar. I ______ (2 see) him somewhere before.

(a)  

16.

Conjugate the verb into the SIMPLE PAST or the PAST PERFECT.

The boss _____ (1 invite) me to lunch yesterday, but I had to refuse the invitation. I _____ (2 already/eat) my sandwiches when he asked.

(a)  

17.

Conjugate the verb into the SIMPLE PAST or the PAST PERFECT.

I ______ (be) really please to see Rachel yesterday. I ______ (not/see) her for a long time.

(a)