Past Simple or Past Perfect
Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1) When I _________ (come), they _________ already ___________ (eat) my water-melon.
2) I _______ (look) at the vase my friend __________________ (break).
3) When I _________ (arrive) at the party, Tom _______ already________ (go) home.
4) The local cinema ________ (be) no longer open. It ___________(close) down.
5) We ___________ (reach) the station when the rain _____________ (start).
6) I _____________ (remember) that I ______________ (left) my umbrella at home.
7) After Jack ____________ (turn off) the light, he ___________ (left) the room.
8) John no longer ___________ (have) his car. He ______________ (sell) it.
9) I __________ (finish) my homework before my mom _____________(return).
10) Hardly _____ Julie ________ (enter) the house, when it _________ (start) to rain.
11) He _________ (be) away for several months before his first letter ______ (come).
12) After the sun ___________ (set), we ___________ (decide) to return home.
13) I _____________ (want) to go to the cinema, because I _____________ (see) the film.
14) He ____________ (not tell) us that he ______________ (take) the money.
15) The boy _________ (be) in a bad mood because he ___________ (fail) the exam.
16) Mr. Black ____________ (say) that he ______________ (buy) a new car.
17) Everybody __________ (understand) that he ___________ (find out) the truth.
18) I ____________ (be) a teacher for ten years since I _____________ (graduate) from college; after that I ___________ (become) a designer.
19) People _________ (know) that he ___________ already ____________ (live) there for five years.
20) Where ___________ they _____________ (live) before they __________ (move) to London?
21) I ____________ (know) that my sister ____________ (go) to the party alone.
22) Who ___________ (break) the window before I ___________ (return) home?
Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1) When I _________ (come), they _________ already ___________ (eat) my water-melon.
2) I _______ (look) at the vase my friend __________________ (break).
3) When I _________ (arrive) at the party, Tom _______ already________ (go) home.
4) The local cinema ________ (be) no longer open. It ___________(close) down.
5) We ___________ (reach) the station when the rain _____________ (start).
6) I _____________ (remember) that I ______________ (left) my umbrella at home.
7) After Jack ____________ (turn off) the light, he ___________ (left) the room.
8) John no longer ___________ (have) his car. He ______________ (sell) it.
9) I __________ (finish) my homework before my mom _____________(return).
10) Hardly _____ Julie ________ (enter) the house, when it _________ (start) to rain.
11) He _________ (be) away for several months before his first letter ______ (come).
12) After the sun ___________ (set), we ___________ (decide) to return home.
13) I _____________ (want) to go to the cinema, because I _____________ (see) the film.
14) He ____________ (not tell) us that he ______________ (take) the money.
15) The boy _________ (be) in a bad mood because he ___________ (fail) the exam.
16) Mr. Black ____________ (say) that he ______________ (buy) a new car.
17) Everybody __________ (understand) that he ___________ (find out) the truth.
18) I ____________ (be) a teacher for ten years since I _____________ (graduate) from college; after that I ___________ (become) a designer.
19) People _________ (know) that he ___________ already ____________ (live) there for five years.
20) Where ___________ they _____________ (live) before they __________ (move) to London?
21) I ____________ (know) that my sister ____________ (go) to the party alone.
22) Who ___________ (break) the window before I ___________ (return) home?
Answers & Comments
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1) When I came, they already had eaten my water-melon.
2) I looked at the vase my friend had broken
3) When I arrived at the party, Tom had already gone home.
4) The local cinema was no longer open. It had closed down.
5) We had reached the station when the rain started.
6) I remembered that I had left my umbrella at home.
7) After Jack had turned off the light, he left the room.
8) John no longer had his car. He had sold it.
9) I had finished my homework before my mum returned.
10) Hardly Julie had entered the house, when it started to rain.
11) He had been away for several months before his first letter came.
12) After the sun had set, we decided to return home.
13) I wanted to go to the cinema, because I hadn't seen the film.
14) He didn’t tell us that he had taken the money.
15) The boy was in a bad mood because he had failed the exam.
16) Mr. Black said that he had bought a new car.
17) Everybody understood that he had found out the truth.
18) I was a teacher for ten years since I graduated from college; after that I became a designer.
19) People knew that he had already lived there for five years.
20) Where had they lived before they moved to London?
21) I knew that my sister had gone to the party alone.
22) Who had broken the window before I returned home?