Past Simple vs. Past Perfect Exercises - Test 1

Test 1 of 17 in B1 · #1 of 52 overall · 20 exercises

1. 1

   Choose the correct sentence:

   💡Hint
   aHe had left the office when I arrived there. bHe had left the office by the time I had arrived there. cHe left the office when I had arrived there. dHe was leaving the office when I had arrived there.

2. 2

   Choose the correct sentence:

   💡Hint
   aAfter we eat lunch, we had gone to the park. bAfter we had eaten lunch, we go to the park. cAfter we had eaten lunch, we went to the park. dAfter we ate lunch, we had went to the park.

3. 3

   Which sentence is correct?

   💡Hint
   aThe train left before we had reached the station. bThe train was leaving before we reached the station. cThe train has left before we reached the station. dThe train had left before we reached the station.

4. 4

   Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct:

   💡Hint
   aShe had went to bed before her brother came home. bShe went to bed before her brother had come home. cShe has gone to bed before her brother comes home. dShe had gone to bed before her brother came home.

5. 5

   Sentence completion:

   The class __________ for ten minutes before the teacher finally arrived.

   💡Hint
   ahad waited bwaits cwas waiting dis waiting

6. 6

   Choose the best answer:

   He didn’t recognize his old friend because they __________ each other in years.

   💡Hint
   adidn’t see bhadn’t seen chaven’t seen ddon’t see

7. 7

   Sentence completion:

   They __________ to the museum after they had visited the old castle.

   💡Hint
   ago bwent care going dhad gone

8. 8

   Fill in the blank:

   By the time we __________ the movie, all the shops had closed.

   💡Hint
   afinishes bfinished cfinish dhad finished

9. 9

   Choose the correct answer:

   After she __________ the book, she realized it was not as interesting as she had expected.

   💡Hint
   ais reading bhad read creads dwas reading

10. 10

    Determine whether the sentence uses the correct verb forms:

    I had never tried sushi before I visited Japan.

    💡Hint
    aTrue bFalse

11. 11

    Choose the correct sentence:

    💡Hint
    aBy the time I call her, she had already left the office. bBy the time I called her, she had already left the office. cBy the time I had called her, she already left the office. dBy the time I was calling her, she already left the office.

12. 12

    Which sentence best shows a sequence of past events?

    💡Hint
    aI had missed the train because I leave home late. bI was missed the train because I have left home late. cI missed the train because I had left home late. dI miss the train because I was left home late.

13. 13

    Read and select appropriately:

    We asked Samantha what caused the delay, but she hesitated since she ________ never encountered such a problem before.

    💡Hint
    ahave bwas chas dhad

14. 14

    Choose the correct option:

    By the time the teacher entered the classroom, the students ___ their seats.

    💡Hint
    awere taking btook chave taken dhad taken

15. 15

    Which sentence is correct?

    💡Hint
    aAfter the guests have left, we cleaned the living room. bAfter the guests were leaving, we cleaned the living room. cAfter the guests left, we had cleaned the living room. dAfter the guests had left, we cleaned the living room.

16. 16

    Fill in the blank:

    She didn’t understand the movie because she ___ the first part.

    💡Hint
    awas missing bhas missed chad missed dmissed

17. 17

    Fill in the blank:

    He apologized because he __________ the wrong instructions earlier.

    💡Hint
    ahad given bgives cgave dhas given

18. 18

    Complete the sentence:

    She ___ her essay by the time the deadline arrived.

    💡Hint
    ahas finished bwas finishing chad finished dfinished

19. 19

    Choose the correct option:

    They felt disappointed because they __________ the game, even though they had practiced a lot.

    💡Hint
    alost bare losing chad lost dlose

20. 20

    Choose the correct sentence:

    💡Hint
    aBy the time the guests were arriving, we had already cleaned the house. bBy the time the guests arrive, we had already cleaned the house. cBy the time the guests had arrived, we already cleaned the house. dBy the time the guests arrived, we had already cleaned the house.

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