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Past Perfect Vs Simple PastSet 2

1Last night we ..... (watch) a movie that we ..... (not / see) before.
2Past Simple or Past Perfect:They ..... the village before the sun .....
3Exercise 3: Choose the best answer:9. We ..... and ..... lunch at the cafeteria with them.
4He ..... to talk to the manager, but she ..... just ..... her office.
5Jim had finished the work when .....
6The children had got up when their father arrived.Which of the following is correct?
7My niece ..... (go) to London three times by the time she ..... (be) sixteen.
8Simple past must change into .....
9Read the two events:1. I finished my homework. 2. My favorite show started. Which sentence best combines these to show the homework was done first?
10Generation Y already ..... many social media platforms before traditional brands began using them for advertising.
11Which option correctly completes the sentence: "By the time we arrived, they ..... "?
12Mrs Rush ..... her children because they ..... the window.
13The valuable paintings, which ..... from the museum years ago, ..... last night by the police.
14She (visit) her mother last year before she moved in with her last month.
15I thought I had set the alarm, but .....
16Differentiate between past simple and present perfect:'I ..... (see) that play last week.'
17The perfect tenses, usually refer to:
18EXERCISE 5: Select either the past simple or the past perfect form for the verbs in parentheses.5. I (throw) away the newspaper after I (read) it.
19Malliga ' s baby had been crying until she ..... home.
20If we ..... a map, we ..... lost yesterday.
21The teacher gave Robbie a zero because he ..... in the exam.
22They ..... English before they ..... to Canada.
23They ..... good preparations before they ..... their meeting yesterday.
24Complete:1. Han attacked Lee's sister.2. Lee fought Han.Lee ..... Han because Han ..... his sister.
25The student was so late, he ..... at 10am and the class .....
26They made/ had made their way out of town before the sun rose/had risen
27(Find ERROR) Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
28We use PAST PERFECT to show that something had happened .....
29She ..... (call) me after she ..... (receive) my letter.
30Before the exam ....., we ..... all night.
31If we ..... Spanish, maybe we ..... better during our recent trip to Costa Rica. (2nd/3rd)
32Grammar: Past Perfect & Simple Past11 We ..... (not need) to queue because my wife ..... (already / buy) the ticketsChoose the correct asnwer:
33Had the accident happened before the storm?
34We ..... the car for five years when we ..... it.
35SUPPLY THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PERFECT TENSE VERB:The storm (destroy) ..... the sandcastle that we (build) .....
36Had she pursued photography instead, she ..... her perspective in a completely different medium.
37Linda only ..... the film after she ..... the book.
38During World War II, Germany declared war on the United States just after the United States had-
39He ..... (run) to the station, but the nine o'clock train ..... (already / leave). The station was empty except for two people who ..... (wait) for the next train.
40She ..... (lose) the handbag which her mother ..... (give) her for her birthday.
41Tommy had cycled for 25 kilometers when he ..... the finish line
42[EMPIRE TEAM] By the time the police ....., the bank robbers .....
43PAST OR PAST PERFECT?The exam allowed her to show her teachers what she ..... the past semester.
44Which of these tenses can be used to describe the past events which happened earlier than other past events?
45Complete the sentence: Pedro ..... sushi before he ..... to Japan.
46He (wash) ..... the dishes by the time he (go) ..... to bed.
47He ..... us the firm ..... wool since 1933.
48My uncle ..... hard, so he ..... very tired.
49The girls ..... at the pictures that they ..... the day before.
50Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: "By the time we arrive, they ..... already left."
51What had you done ..... the earthquake occured?
52Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer. Past simple vs. past continuous. They ..... dinner when I arrived.
53The currency ..... stronger if the economy had improved.
54The fire ..... the top of the roof as soon as the firemen .....
55Peter (witness) an accident before he (arrive).
56Cum dominus haec mandata dedisset, fabri ad aulam redierunt.
57They ..... (finish) the report before the teacher ..... (ask) for it last week.
58I haven't seen my old friend since we ..... school.
59By the time the English team ..... at the summit, both the Japanese and Dutch teams ..... up to Himalayas.
60We ..... to London because the Queen ..... us for tea.
61Because they ..... (work) on their project, they ..... (do) very well.