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SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PERFECT TENSES

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

________ _________ tense is used to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.

a)

Simple Past

b)

Simple Present

c)

Past Perfect

2.

_________ verbs are formed by adding -d or -ed at the end of the word. What type of verb is this?

a)

Irregular

b)

Regular

c)

Action

3.

__________ verbs are formed by changing a vowel, spelling or some don’t change at all. What type of verb is this?

a)

Regular

b)

Action

c)

Irregular

4.

Which verb does not belong to the group?

a)

begin

b)

cut

c)

drink

d)

play

5.

The _____ _________ is a verb tense that is used to talk about actions that were completed before another past action.

a)

Past Participle

b)

Past Perfect

c)

Simple Past

6.

After Juan had spent his holiday in the Philippines he (want) ____ to learn the Tagalog language. What is the correct form of the verb in the parentheses?

a)

want

b)

has wanted

c)

wanted

d)

had wanted

7.

When she arrived, the show ____ (start).

a)

start

b)

started

c)

had started

d)

has started

8.

I ___ (be) very tired because I ___ (study) too much.

a)

was, studied

b)

was, had studied

c)

had been, studied

d)

had been, had studied

9.

What is the formula of a verb in the Past Perfect tense?

a)

had + past participle

b)

have + past tense

c)

has + past participle

d)

verb + ed or d

10.

We saw a bad accident on my way here. Three cars (crash) _____ of the crossroads. What is the correct form of the verb in the parentheses?

a)

crashed

b)

were crashed

c)

had crashed

d)

have crashed

11.

My grandad _____________________ work in a factory but before that, he ___________________ his studies of mechanics.

a)

did / had studied

b)

used to / finished

c)

got used to / has finished

d)

used to / had finished

12.

Before he __________________, the president of the company ____________________ many new businesses in Korea and Japan.

a)

retire / used to start

b)

had retired / started

c)

retired / had started

d)

used to retire / used to start

13.

Mike wanted to settle down when he was 30, but he ___________________ all around the world years before.

a)

travelled

b)

has travelled

c)

had travelled

d)

travels

14.

_____________________ to help migrants coming from Syria when you worked in the NGO (Non-Governmental-Organization)?

a)

Did you use

b)

Did you used

c)

Did you get used

d)

Were you used

15.

People in the island of Okinawa ___________________ healthy lives so they ___________________ centenarians.

a)

have / became

b)

had / became

c)

had / had became

d)

had had / became

16.

Before parents _________________ the app called Dinner Time, children ________________ with their mobile phones at mealtimes.

a)

discovered / used to play

b)

used to discover / played

c)

had discovered / played

17.

In 1888 Jean Calmet __________________ Vincent Van Gogh, who ___________________ her shop to buy some pencils.

a)

had met / came into

b)

meet / come into

c)

met / had come into

d)

meets / came into

18.

My uncle ______________________ his first job before he _________________.

a)

didn't get / married

b)

hadn't got / had married

c)

had got / married

d)

couldn't get / had married

19.

Anne _______ to the supermarket and _______ some milk.

a)

go- went

b)

went - bought

c)

gone - bought

d)

went - buy

20.
I ______ to the shop to buy the shirt I _____ the day before.
a)
had gone  /   saw
b)
been   /  had bought 
c)
went  /  had seen
21.
By the time his friend _____ the conclusions, Luke ______ all the assignment. 
a)
finished   /   had already sent
b)
sent  /  had already finished
c)
had send   /   finished
22.
Kevin failed his exam because.....
a)
he had watched tv.
b)
he had spent all his money.
c)
he had not study
d)
he hadn’t studied at all.
23.

I went to the library, then I ________________________________ (buy) some milk and went home.

a)

had bought

b)

bought

24.
 I opened my handbag to find that I ________________________________ (forgot) my credit card.  
a)
forgot
b)
had forgotten 
25.
The Past Perfect is used with the following time expressions: 
a)
before, after, already, just, for, since, till, until, when, by the time, by, never
b)
yesterday, then, last night/week/month/year, three days ago
26.
We use Past Simple for actions which happened immeditely one after the other in the past.
a)
Yes
b)
No
27.
We use Past Simple for an action which happened at a definite time in the past; the time is stated, already known or implied.
a)
Yes
b)
No
28.
We can use used to when talking about habits or states which are now finished.
a)
Yes
b)
No
29.

I (be) sorry that I (not be) nicer to him.

a)

was/ hadn't been

b)

had been/ wasn't

c)

had been/ hadn't been

30.

I (see) her before somewhere- I (know).

a)

had seen/ knew

b)

saw/ had known

c)

saw/ knew

d)

had seen/ had known

31.
We had already eaten when John ________________________________ (come) home.  
a)
came
b)
had come
32.
Last year Juan ________________________________ (pass) all his exams.  
a)
had passed
b)
passed
33.
 When I ________________________________ (get) to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport. 
a)
had got 
b)
 got
34.
When we finally found his house, everyone....... (already/leave) for a club in town.
a)
had already left
b)
had left
c)
already had left
d)
left
35.
.... (the driver/talk) to you or had he stayed in his car before the police arrived?
a)
Had the driver talked
b)
Did the driver talk
c)
Was the driver talking
d)
Had the diver beetn talked
36.
If I ......... you were ill, I would have visited you and brought you flowers.
a)
had known
b)
knew
c)
had know
d)
had knew
37.
I was more than happy to see Tom again as I ... him for ages.
a)
 hadn't seen
b)
saw
c)
hadnot seen
d)
didn't see
38.
She ... to Michael before because she was too shy to start a conversation
a)
hadn't spoken
b)
hadn't spoke
c)
hadnot spoken
d)
hadn't speak
39.
... to the National Museum before we went last month?
a)
Have you been
b)
Had you been
c)
Had you be
d)
Hadn't you been
40.
. I went to the library, then I ________________________________ (buy) some milk and went home.  
a)
had bought
b)
bought
41.
 I opened my handbag to find that I ________________________________ (forgot) my credit card.  
a)
forgot
b)
had forgotten 
42.
When we ________________________________ (arrive) at the station, the train had already left. 
a)
arrived 
b)
had arrived
43.
. We got home to find that someone ________________________________ (break) into the house.
a)
had broken
b)
broke
44.
 I opened the fridge to find someone ________________________________ (eat) all my chocolate. 
a)
had eaten 
b)
ate
45.
 I had known my husband for three years when we ________________________________ (get) married. 
a)
had got 
b)
got 
46.
Julie was very pleased to see that John ________________________________ (clean) the kitchen. 
a)
had cleaned
b)
cleaned
47.
Tim wouldn't have fallen in love with her if she ... at the same company.
a)
hadn't worked
b)
hadn't work
c)
had work
d)
hadn't working
48.
Do you wish you ... all those nasty words to her?
a)
hadn't said
b)
hadn't say
c)
hadn't sayed
d)
had said
49.
That was the first time I ... a salsa in a night club.
a)
had danced
b)
had dance
c)
danced
d)
didn't dance
50.

Choose the past perfect form of the verb "BEGIN"

a)

Began

b)

Had begun

c)

Begin

d)

Beginning

51.

Choose the past simple form of the verb "FIND"

a)

Had found

b)

Found

c)

Founding

d)

Find

52.

Choose the past simple form of the verb "BE"

a)

Being

b)

Beed

c)

Been

d)

Was/were

53.

Choose the past perfect form of the verb "BREAK"

a)

Had broken

b)

Broke

c)

Break

d)

Breaking

54.

Choose the past perfect form of the verb "CHOOSE"

a)

Choose

b)

Chose

c)

Had chosen

d)

Chosing

55.

Choose the past simple form of the verb "BUY"

a)

Buy

b)

Bought

c)

Had bought

d)

Buying

56.

Choose the past perfect form of the verb "BECOME"

a)

Becoming

b)

Become

c)

Became

d)

Had become

57.

Choose the past perfect form of the verb "BUILD"

a)

Built

b)

Had built

c)

Build

d)

Building

58.

Choose the past simple form of the verb "CATCH"

a)

Catch

b)

Had catch

c)

Caught

d)

Catching

59.

Choose the past perfect form of the verb "DO"

a)

Do

b)

Done

c)

Did

d)

Had done

60.

I ...... (go) to the zoo yesterday.

a)

went

b)

had gone

c)

am going

d)

was going

61.

When he ..... (wake up), his mother.... (prepare) breakfast

a)

woke up ; prepared

b)

had woken up ; had already prepared

c)

woke up ; had already prepared

d)

wakes up ; prepared

62.

I .... (know) him for a long time before I .... (meet) his family.

a)

knew ; had met

b)

had known ; had met

c)

knew ; met

d)

had known ; met

63.

Before that day, we (never/think) ...... of going to Japan.

a)

never think

b)

never thought

c)

had never thought

d)

are never thinking

64.

It (be) ..... cloudy for days before it finally (begin).... to rain.

a)

had been ; began

b)

had been ; had begun

c)

was ; had begun

d)

was ; began

65.

By the time he (arrive) ..... at the pub, they (run) .... out of beer.

a)

had arrived ; ran

b)

arrived ; had run

c)

had arrived ; had run

d)

arrived ; ran

66.

All the tickets (be) ...... sold before the concert (begin) .....

a)

had been ; began

b)

was ; began

c)

was ; had begun

d)

had been ; had begun

67.

They (take) ..... a shower after they (finish) .... the game.

a)

had taken ; had finished

b)

had taken ; finished

c)

took ; had finished

d)

took ; finished

68.

Dad (drive) .... me home after I (fall) .... into the water.

a)

had driven ; fell

b)

drove ; had fell

c)

drove ; fell

d)

drove ; had fallen

69.

My sister (not see) .... the note that I (lay) ..... on the kitchen table for her.

a)

hadn't seen ; laid

b)

didn't see ; had laid

c)

wasn't see ; had laid

d)

hadn't seen; had laid

70.

The teacher (correct) ..... the tests we (write) .....

a)

corrected ; had wrote

b)

corrected ; wrote

c)

had corrected ; wrote

d)

corrected ; had written

71.

Before he (sing) .... a song, he (play) ... the guitar.

a)

sang ; had played

b)

had sung ; played

c)

sang ; played

d)

sang ; had play

72.

She (watch) .... a movie after the children (go) ... to bed.

a)

watched ; went

b)

watched ; had gone

c)

had watched ; gone

d)

had watched ; went

73.

They (ride) ...... their bikes before they (meet) .... their friends.

a)

rode ; met

b)

rode ; had met

c)

had ridden ; met

d)

had rode ; met

74.

After the man (come).... home, he (feed).... the cat.

a)

had come ; fed

b)

came ; had fed

c)

had come ; had fed

d)

had come ; feed

75.

Jill (phone) (a)   Dad at work before she (leave) ... for her trip.

76.

Susan (turn on) ..... the radio after she (wash).... the dishes.

(a)  

77.

After Eric (make) .... breakfast, he (phone) .... his friend.

(a)  

78.

We (want)..... to watch the film that we (not see) ..... before.

(a)  

79.

I (give) .... them some of the candies I (buy) .....

(a)  

80.

Before she entered the room the man....

a)

saw her

b)

had seen her

c)

have saw her

d)

have seed her

81.

It was all wet, it ________ that morning.

a)

had rain

b)

had the rained

c)

had rained

d)

had raining

82.

We use "had + verb in participle" to talk about actions that happened BEFORE another action in the past.

(eg: She had seen the robber before he saw her)

a)

NO

b)

YES

83.

"She had seen the robber before he saw her"

'Before' is a time expression and also:

a)

by the time

b)

when

c)

after

d)

a penguin

84.

By the time I got home, my mom (a)   prepared a feast.

85.

When Jonas opened the door he noticed somebody (a)   (enter) his house.

86.

By the time my dad got home the dog (a)   already died.

87.

Jonas had entered the house before he texted his mom.

a)

Jonas first texted his mom, then he entered the house

b)

Jonas first entered the house, then he texted his mom

c)

first one action happened, then the other

d)

both actions happened at the same time

88.

Yesterday, you've done two actions, one after the other, can you put them in a sentence using the past perfect?

eg: "By the time I turned on the tv my show had already ended"

4 lines
89.

Which is the correct past perfect question form?

a)

Had my father talked to you before you goed to school?

b)

Had my mom seen my dog before it disappeared?

c)

My mom had seen me, hadn't she?

d)

Had I seen the doctor when it be the time?

90.

"His dog escaped because he hadn't left the gate open."

a)

correct, because the dog escaped. It makes sense

b)

incorrect: "... he had left" makes more sense

91.

She hadn't finished her homework by 10 o'clock.

a)

She finished her homework before 10

b)

She didn't finish her homework on time

92.

After this quiz Past Perfect is a little less complicated, right?

a)

Not really

b)

Yes!

c)

Can I play again?

d)

Will this be on the test?

e)

Frogs

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