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4 Past Perfect Vs Simple Past With Answers

This document provides examples to illustrate the difference between using the past perfect and simple past tenses. It includes 20 sentences where verbs are omitted and must be filled in with the correct tense. Additionally, it presents 3 sentences that require identifying the appropriate past verb construction - simple past, past continuous, or past perfect. The document aims to help distinguish between situations that require using the past perfect versus simple past tense.

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4 Past Perfect Vs Simple Past With Answers

This document provides examples to illustrate the difference between using the past perfect and simple past tenses. It includes 20 sentences where verbs are omitted and must be filled in with the correct tense. Additionally, it presents 3 sentences that require identifying the appropriate past verb construction - simple past, past continuous, or past perfect. The document aims to help distinguish between situations that require using the past perfect versus simple past tense.

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Past Perfect vs. Simple Past.

Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense – Past Perfect or Simple Past.

1. After Fred _____had spent________ (to spend) his holiday in Italy he __wanted________(to
want) to learn Italian.

2. Jill ___had phoned__________ (to phone) Dad at work before she _____left________ (to
leave) for her trip.

3. Susan ______turned on_______ (to turn on) the radio after she ____had washed_________
(to wash) the dishes.

4. When she _______arrived______ (to arrive) the match had already _strarted_____ (to
start).

5. After the man ____had come_________ (to come) home he ____fed_____ (to feed) the cat.

6. Before he ______sang_______ (to sing) a song he ___had played______ (to play) the guitar.

7. She __watched_____ (to watch) a video after the children ___had gone___ (to go) to bed.

8. After Eric ___had made____ (to make) breakfast he ___phoned__ (to phone) his friend.

9. I ___was___ (to be) very tired because I ___had studied____ (to study) too much.

10. They ___had ridden____ (to ride) their bikes before they __met__ (to meet) their friends.

11) When I _got_____ (get) to the airport I discovered I __had forgotten_____ (forget) my passport.

12) I _____had gone_ (go) to the library, then I _bought________ (buy) some milk and went home.

13) I ___opened_____ (open) my handbag to find that I __had forgotten_____ (forget) my credit card.

14) When we ____arrived_________ (arrive) at the station, the train _______had_____ already
_______left______ (leave).

15) We got home to find that someone ___had broken__________ (break) into the house.

16) I __opened_____ (open) the fridge to find that someone ___had eaten______ (eat) all my
chocolate.

17) I ____had known____ (know) my husband for three years when we ___got__________ (get)
married.

18) When he _____arrived________ (arrive) at the party, Julie _____had________ just


_______left______ (leave).
19) William _____felt________ (feel) ill last night because he _____had eaten________ (eat) too
many cakes yesterday.

20) When Julie ____got___ (get) home from her holiday, the flat was a mess. John ___had had___
(have) a party.

Complete the following sentences using the simple past, the past continuous, or the past perfect.

1. As Jane (driving)______was driving_______ home from work, she fell asleep at the wheel and almost
(crash)______crashed______ her car.

2. I thought I ______put______ (put) my wallet in my backpack but I guess I (forget)____had


forgotten________ it in the checkout line.

3. Where (do)___did______ you find my jacket? I ___had looked________ (look) all over the house for
it!

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