WorksheetsPast simple, Past Perfect Simple and Continuous
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 50mins
When I arrived at the restaurant, Victoria (a) a glass of water. (already/to order)
He noticed that Peter (a) the old chair yet. (not/to paint)
Before Emma laid the table, she (a) a talk with her mother. (to have)
She asked me if I (a) the new words. (to learn)
There were no sausages left when I came back. The dog (a) them. (to eat)
It (a) for three weeks, so the land was dry. (not/to rain)
I did not wait for my brother because I (a) his text message. (to read)
Linda (a) to a magic show before yesterday evening. (never/to be)
She told me that Frank (a) his room yet. (not/to tidy)
(a) his hamster before he left his house? (Jack/to feed)
The film ________________ by the time we got to the cinema.
started
had started
has started
was starting
Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence in past perfect tense!
We were late for the plane because we had ...... our passports.
forgotten
forgot
forget
We ___________________ the car for five years when we sold it.
had have
had
had had
were having
By the time we got to the restaurant, Our friend _______________ .
have left
left
had left
had been leaving
When I woke up in the hospital I realised I ____________________ the car.
have crashed
has crashed
had crashed
crashed
When they came home, Sue .......................... dinner already.
cooked
had cooked
have cooked
By the time he ................... her, she ........................ someone new
called, found
called. has found
called, had found
had called, had found
She ...............the exam because she had worked very hard
passes
pass
passed
had passed
After my friend .................... the tickets, I met him at the entrance of the theater.
bought
had bought
was buying
was bought
When Jim got to the airport He noticed in horror that he .... his passport.
had lost
lost
didn't lose
had been losing
When she ___________ (go) out to play, she __________________ (already / do) her homework.
had gone - already did
went - had already done
gone - had already done
went, was already doing
My brother ________________ (eat) all of the cake that our mom _________________ (make)
eaten - made
had eaten - made
ate - had made
ate - was making
The doctor ______________ (take) off the plaster that he _____________ (put) on six weeks before.
took - had put
had taken - put
took - put
had taken, had put
The waiter ______________ (bring) a drink that I _____________ (not/order)
had brought - did´t order
brought - hadn´t ordered
brought - didn´t ordered
had brought - hadn't ordered
The children ___________________ (collect) the chestnuts that ______________ (fall) from the tree
collected - had fallen
had collected - fallen
collected - fallen
After Sofie _______________ (finish) her work, she _________ (go) to lunch.
finished - had gone
had finished - went
had finished - gone
I ___________ (wash) the floor when the painter _________ (go).
had washed - gone
had wash - went
washed - had gone
After she _______________ (move) out, I __________ (find) her notes.
had moved - found
moved - had found
move - had found
After Fred ____________ (spend) his holiday in Italy he _____________ (want) to learn Italian.
spent - wanted
had spent - wanted
spent - had wanted
She __________ (watch) a video after the children ___________ (go) to bed.
watched - had gone
had watched - gone
watch - had gone
When I was 5 years old, I ____________ (learn) how to read.
had learned already
learn
had already learned
I __________ (be) really happy to see you yesterday because I _________ (not see) you for a long time.
be / don't see
are / didn't see
was / hadn't see
was / hadn't seen
When my friends ___________ (arrive) to the bus stop, the bus __________ (leave).
arrived / leaves
arrive / leave
arrived / had left
arrived / had leave
When they ___________ (open) their suitcases, they realized that they ____________ (forget) their warm clothes.
open / forget
opened / had forgot
opened / forget
opened / had forgotten
The film ________________ by the time we ________________ to the cinema.
had started/had got
had started/got
started/had got
I ___________ to bed after I ___________ off the television.
went/switched
had gone/switched
went/had switched
We __________the car for five years when we __________ it.
had have/sold
had/had sold
had had/had sold
had had/sold
By the time we _____________there, he _______________ .
got/left
had got/left
had got/had left
got/had left
You went to Tony's house, but Tony wasn't there.
He has gone out.
He had gone out.
He went out.
He had been out.
It was nice to see Dan again after such a long time.
I didn't see him for 5 years.
I saw him after five years.
I hadn't seen him for five years.
I haven't seen him for five years.
I invited Rachel to the party, but she couldn't come.
She had arranged to do something else.
She has arranged to do something else.
She went to do something.
She had been doing something else.
The woman sitting next to you on the place was very nervous. It was her first flight.
She had flown many times.
She has never flown before.
She was a pilot.
She'd never flown before.
Sam played tennis yesterday. He wasn't very good at it because it was his first game.
He has never played tennis before.
He lost his temper.
He had never played tennis before.
He never wanted to play tennis before.
Last week you were walking your dog when a lady started talking to you. You didn't know who she was.
You had never met her before.
You had never meeted her before.
She was your friend.
She was your mother.
Susan panicked when the ambulance picked her up.
She had never went to hospital before.
She has never been to hospital before.
She has never went to hospital before.
She had never been to hospital before.
"Was Paul at the party when you arrived?"
"No, he left home."
"No, he had gone home."
"No, he went home."
"No, he went to an all-night dance party."
The house was very quiet when I got home.
Everybody has gone to bed.
Everybody gone to bed.
Everybody had gone to bed.
Everybody has been to bed.
You saw a car. It was broken down. You decided to help.
We saw a car that had broken down so we decides to help.
We see a car that had broken down, so we decided to help.
We saw a car that is broken down, so we decided to help.
We saw a car that had broken down, so we decided to help.
I was very tired when I arrived home.
I'd been working hard all day.
I worked hard all day.
I am working hard all day.
I did work hard all day.
The two boys came into the house. They had a football and they were both very tired.
They did play football.
They played football.
They had been playing football.
They have been playing football.
When I got home, Tom was sitting in front of the TV. He had just turned it off.
He had been watched a film.
He had been looking at a film.
He had been watching a film.
He was watched a film.
Ann woke up in the middle of the night. She was frightened and didn't know where she was.
She had been dreaming.
She had a dream.
She has been dreaming.
She was dreaming.
We were good friends.
We was friends for years.
We did know each other for years.
We have known each other for years.
We had known each other for years.
Sue was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath.
She had been running.
She was running.
She is running.
She did go running.
I was disappointed when I had to cancel my holiday.
I was looking forward to it.
I had been looking forward to it.
I looked forward to it.
I am looking forward to it.
When I arrived, everybody was sitting around the table with their mouths full.
The had been eating.
They eat.
They were eating.
They ate.
When I arrived, Kate was angry with me.
She is waiting for me.
She waited for me.
She was waiting for me.
She had been waiting for me.
We're so happy Ben is back at school.
He was on holiday.
He had been on holiday.
He had holiday.
He did go holiday.
