Student’s name:

Teacher’s name: Today’s date

Pre-Intermediate II – Empower
PAST SIMPLE VS PAST PERFECT

First, let’s watch the story below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TrE6VdtgLE

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets.
1.- My aunt flew to Paris last year. She had never been (never / go) on a plane before that.
2.- We didn’t need (not/need) to queue because my wife had already bought (already / buy) the
tickets
3.- The thieves had already spent (already/spend) the money when the police caught (catch)
them.
4.- Helen had split up (split up) with John before she met (meet) Paul.
5.- We knew (know) her address because she had told (tell) us.
6.- The children hadn’t eaten (not eat) for days so they were (be) extremely hungry.
7.- Everyone hugged (hug) each other after they had finished (finish) their exams.
8.- She didn’t want (not/want) to go to the cinema because she had already seen (already / see)
the film.
9.- My niece had been (go) to London three times by the time she was (be) sixteen.
10.- My students raised (raise) some money after they had seen (see) a documentary on TV about
Africa.
11.- My father had lost (lose) his glasses and he couldn’t read the newspaper.
12.- The car stopped (stop) because we had run (run) out of petrol.
13.- He felt (feel) very ill because he hadn’t slept (not sleep) well.
14.- I thought I had read (read) that book before, but I hadn’t.
15.- I knew I had seen (see) her somewhere before.
16.- I was (be) sure I hadn’t locked (not lock) the door.
17.- When we got (get) home my wife realized she had lost (lose) her purse.
18.- When we arrived (arrive) at my parent’s house, they had left (leave).
19.- The Vikings sailed (sail) to North America a thousand years ago.