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past perfect past simple time expressions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When she ___________ (go) out to play, she __________________ (do) her homework.

a)

had gone - went

b)

went - had done

c)

gone - had done

2.

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

a)

had watched, had gone

b)

watched, had gone

c)

watched, went

d)

had watched, went

3.

After Eric ______ (to make) breakfast he ______ (to phone) his friend.

a)

had made, phoned

b)

made, phoned

c)

made, had phoned

d)

had made, had phoned

4.

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

a)

phoned, had left

b)

had phoned, left

c)

phoned, left

d)

had phoned, had left

5.

After Fred ______ (to spend) his holiday in Italy he ______ (to want) to learn Italian.

a)

spent, wanted

b)

had spend, wanted

c)

had spent, wanted

d)

spend, had wanted

6.

Past Perfect

As soon as the policeman _____________(catch) uthe thief, he ________________(take) him to the police.

a)

catch/take

b)

had caught/took

c)

had caught/taken

d)

caught/took

7.

Past Perfect

I _____________(wake) up before the alarm clock ________________(go off) this morning.

a)

woke/went

b)

had woke/go off

c)

had woken/went off

d)

had woken/gone off

8.
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
9.
We use Past Perfect for an action which happened before another past action or before a stated time in the past.
a)
Yes
b)
No
10.
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