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PAST PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film _____ .

a)

had started

b)

started

2.

Mary had given me Tony's address before she _____ .

a)

had left

b)

left

3.

Before we _____ the station we saw that we had lost our way.

a)

reached

b)

had reached

4.

They _____ a shower after they had finished the game.

a)

had taken

b)

took

5.

I asked Mr. Green how many books he _____ .

a)

had read

b)

read

6.

Alan watched TV after he _____ lunch.

a)

had

b)

had had

7.

Uncle David _____ to the doctor after he had been ill for a month

a)

had gone

b)

went

8.

Dad drove me home after I _____ into the water.

a)

had fallen

b)

fell

9.
Chuck had left the house before I  ________________(CALL).
a)
called
b)
had called
10.
We left the town 7 years ago because my parents  __________________ (FIND) better jobs.
a)
had found
b)
found
11.
After we ___________________ (MOVE) into our new house, we did not often go back.
a)
moved
b)
had moved
12.
After Cathy had read the email, she _________________ (FEEL) very worried.
a)
felt
b)
had felt
13.
The cat  ________________________(KILL) the mouse after she had played with it for some time.
a)
killed
b)
had killed
14.
The bus arrived late today because there ____________ (BE) an accident on the way to school.
a)
was
b)
had been
15.
Fred  _______________(GET) really mad because someone had broken his pen.
a)
got
b)
had gotten
16.
He ______________ (NEVER GO) out with a girl before so he was very nervous on his first date.
a)
never went
b)
had never gone
17.
Mike ______________ (PASS) the driving test because he had practiced a lot for it.
a)
passed
b)
had passed
18.
My stomach was making funny noises because I  _______________(NOT HAVE) enough for breakfast this morning.
a)
didn't have
b)
hadn't had
19.
I ____________________ (STAY) at home last night because Dad had promised to play chess with me.
a)
stayed
b)
had stayed
20.

When we went to Osaka, my friend _______ a lot about the city because she _______ there many times.

a)

was, had known

b)

had known, was

c)

knew, had been

d)

had been, knew