English Quiz

Level B1-Saturday
Past perfect
NAME:_Hector Olivera Simon___ November 13th - 2021

PAST PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE

was
Mark was 10 years old. Today was Saturday and he 1,   (be) very happy because he
had passed
was getting on a train to London with his father. The week before, he 2,   (pass) an
had celebrated
important exam at school. All his family 3,   (celebrate) on the evening of the exam.
had given
The day after the exam, his grandfather 4,   (give) him a toy car and his grandmother
had bought had said
5,   (buy) him a big box of chocolates. "Well done, son" his father 6,   
(say) just after the exam. "I'm going to give you a special present. We'll go to London and visit
your cousins next Saturday."
was
So now they were both getting on the train to London. But Jimmy 7,   (be) shocked.
were said
There 8,   (be) so many people on the train. And he 9,   (say), "Dad, I don't
Did they pass
understand it. Look at all these people! 10, "  (pass) their exams last week as well?"

CHOOSE DE THE CORRECT ANSWER

1. We had not finished eating dinner.

a) had not b) not had c) 'd had not

2. Had they spoken to her before?

a) spoke b) spoken c) spoked

3. You ‘d not left yet.

a) would b) 'd c) would had

4. I had never seen her before.

a) see b) saw c) seen

5. We arrived at 8:05, but the train had already left.

a) has b) have c) had

6. Sarah thought she had been to that zoo before.

a) has been b) had be c) had been

7. Nobody explained why the project had n’t been completed on time.

a) n't been completed b) not completed c) n't complete

8. He told us the item had been shipped.

 a) told b) say c) asked

9. Dad explained that he had quit his job due to stress.

a) why he quitted b) that he had quit c) that he'd quite

10. Where had the security guard gone?

a) had b) have c) did

Mark is telling his sister Eve about his friend's garden party. Use the words from the box
to complete their conversation.

never be eat not buy never meet not eat play not drink not have finish

Eve: Did you enjoy the party?

Mark: Not at all. I ..had never been…..to such a party before. It was a disaster.

Eve: A disaster?

Mark: Exactly. When I arrived at the party, they….had eaten...........all the sausages. There
was nothing to eat.

Eve:…had not they bought.............enough sausages for everyone?

Mark: No, they hadn't. The house was full of people I..had never met…….before.

Eve: So you were hungry all afternoon.

Mark: I was pretty hungry. I..had not eaten….anything before I left home.

Eve: Did you dance?

Mark: No, I didn't. There was a DJ at the party, but after he…had played................a couple
of songs, he disappeared.

Eve: What did you do then?

Mark: Fortunately, they…had not drunk…......all the wine before I came. I had two or three
glasses of red wine and went home.

Eve: Mark? You told me you…had not had...........anything to eat. You must have got drunk!

Mark: To tell the truth, when I…had finished.................the third glass, I felt a little bit dizzy.
But I am all right now. Am I not?