Past simple vs.

past perfect

Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).

  Simple Past Past Perfect Simple

I / go ______________________ ___________________________

he / drive _____________________ ___________________________

they / put _____________________ ____________________________

you / feel _____________________ ____________________________

she / stop ____________________ ___________________________

Use
When do we use which tense?
1. 'Already' is a signal word for ... ____________________________
2. 'before that day' is a signal word for ... ______________________________
3. 'first' is a signal word for ... ____________________________________
4. 'up to then' is a signal word for ... ___________________________
5. 'then' is a signal word for ... __________________________________

Choosing the correct form

Choose the correct tense (simple past or past perfect simple).

1. We __________________ away the flowers that we ______________________ .

2. Wendy _____________________ the letter that she ____________________________ .
3. The gardener ____________________________ the trees that he _______________________ .
4. I ______________________ into the taxi that my friend ______________________ for me.
5. She ______________________ to wear the jumper that her mum ______________________.
Filling in the correct form
 Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect simple).

1. Yesterday a boy (destroy) ______________________ the snowman that we (build) __________________ .

2. Jimmy (tell) ______________________us about the film that he (see) ______________________ .
3. We (find) ______________________the mobile phone that Marwin (lose) ______________________.

4. He (sing) ______________________a song that I (hear / never) before.

5. Cathrine (open) __________________window that I (close / just) __________________.