Choose past simple or past perfect 1

Choose the past simple or the past perfect tense

1) We _____________ (already eat) when John ___________ (come) home.

2) Last year Juan ___________ (pass) all his exams.

3) When I ____________(get) to the airport I discovered I ______________ (forget) my

passport.

4) I ___________ (go) to the library, then I ___________(buy) some milk and went home.

5) I ____________ (open) my handbag to find that I ___________ (forget) my credit card.

6) When we _____________ (arrive) at the station, the train_______________ (already leave).

7) We ____________ (get) home to find that someone _____________ (break) into the house.

8) I ___________(open) the fridge to find that someone _____________ (eat) all my chocolate.

9) I ___________(know) my husband for three years when we ____________(get) married.

10) Julie _________(be) very pleased to see that John _______________ (clean) the kitchen.

11) It ___________ (rain) all summer, so the grass ___________(be) completely dead.

12) When he ______________(arrive) at the party, Julie _________(just leave).

13) After arriving home, I realised I _____________ (buy) any milk.

14) The laundry was wet - it ______________ (rain) while I was out.

15) William ______________ (feel) ill last night because he _______________(eat) too many
cakes.

16) Keiko _______________ (meet) William last September.

17) First I _______________ (tidy) the flat, then I ______________ (sit) down and had a cup of
coffee.

18) John __________________ (play) the piano when he was a child, but he doesn't play now.

19) When I opened the curtains the sun was shining and the ground was white. It ___________
(snow) during the night.

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

1. After Fred ______________ (to spend) his holiday in Italy he ___________ (to want) to learn
Italian.

2. Jill ____________ (to phone) Dad at work before she _______________ (to leave) for her
trip.

3. Susan _____________ (to turn on) the radio after she ______________ (to wash) the dishes.

4. When she ________________ (to arrive) the match already ______________ (to start).
5. After the man ______________ (to come) home he ______________ (to feed) the cat.

6. Before he ______________ (to sing) a song he _______________ (to play) the guitar.

7. She ________________ (to watch) a video after the children _____________ (to go) to bed.

8. After Eric ________________ (to make) breakfast he ______________ (to phone) his friend.

9. I ________________ (to be) very tired because I ______________ (to study) too much.

10. They _________________ (to ride) their bikes before they _____________ (to meet) their
friends.