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Past Perfect Vs Simple PastSet 7

1We ..... (know) her address because she ..... (tell) us.
2Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below."Sorry I'm late. The car ..... (break) down on my way here."
3I watched a movie because I had been bored all day.Which of the 2 events happened first?
4After they ..... their breakfast, they ..... shopping yesterday.
5Many lives could have been saved if the city ..... better disaster preparedness plans before the earthquake hit.
6By the time we ..... to the theatre, the play ......
7They had cleaned the house before the doctor arrived. (What happened first?)
8We (go) ..... back to work when we (eat) ..... our snacks.
9Choose the correct form to complete: She ..... me that the hotel ..... her room.
10He (study) Spanish for two years before he (go) to Spain.
11If he had apologized, she ..... him.
12I had studied English before I ..... to New York. (move)
13The mature dragonfly is completely transformed from the drab creature that once has blended with underwater sticks and leaves.
14When I ..... (come) home yesterday my brother ..... already ..... (do) his homework.
15What tense are the actions that happened first?
16Choose the correct form of the sentence: She has studied for her exam when her mother came in.
17Complete the sentence with the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST PERFECT form of the verbs in brackets.I ..... at 6.30 but Anna's flatmate told me she ..... out at 6.00. (arrive, go)
18Choose the earlier (first) event or situation.I had been driving for two years before I had my first accident.
19The report ..... checked before it ..... sent to the manager yesterday.
20When I walked into the office, I realized that everyone ..... the news about the merger.
21When I arrived, the meeting ..... already .....
22What does the past perfect tense indicate about two actions?
23I had eaten dinner before I ..... to bed.
24SUPPLY THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PERFECT TENSE VERB:She (attend) ..... the club meeting after she (pack) ..... her things.
25I ..... my best friend to the party, but he couldn't come because he ..... other plans. (INVITE, ALREADY MAKE)
26She ..... (read) the book before she ..... (watch) the movie.
27Which of the following is the correct form to use in the sentence: "Hardly anyone noticed that the policy ..... during the previous term"?
28Identify the tense-aspect that correctly expresses an action completed before another past action.
29Jerry ..... (pay) when I ..... (deliver) their balikbayan package.
30She ..... the truth by the time her teacher ..... her.
31When I ..... (come) home, they ..... (leave) for Hanoi.
32My sister ..... all the chocolate before my parents ..... home.
33Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had collected some moon dust samples before they ..... to Earth.
34When Jack was at school, he ..... (learn) to play the saxophone. He ..... (play) it ever since.
35My phone ..... because I ..... it.
36Paco ..... the time because his watch ..... working.
37I had known my husband for three years when we ..... (get) married.
38His brother had a guitar lesson .....
39She ..... the cake when the family .....
40The thief had escaped when the police .....
41We'd been waiting for our friend when the movie started. What happened first?
42Write a sentence using the past perfect tense and the present perfect tense.
43I had heard the news before you ..... me about it.
44Had you gotten up a little earlier, you ..... the bus.
45If Tony ..... some money, he ..... to Paris last summer.
46Combine these two ideas into one clear sentence:First, he saved his money. Then, he bought the new video game. Which is the best way to write this?
47Before my sister ..... a bath, she ..... a newspaper.
48When ..... the last time you ..... a haircut?
49I ..... (not/meet) Nhi yesterday. If I ..... (meet) Nhi, I would have told her about our plan.
50After he ..... (play) Minecraft, he ..... (take) a shower.
51Choose the correct form of the verb. Jose Rizal ..... Noli Me Tangere before he worked on El Filibusterismo.
52EXERCISE 5: Select either the past simple or the past perfect form for the verbs in parentheses.4. Mary (finish) her homework when her father (come) home from his office.
53Fill in the correct SIMPLE PAST or PAST PERFECT TENSE of the verb.I (go) ..... 1 ..... outside to look for food. I was being full when my friend (offer) ..... 2 ..... me something to eat.
54Complete the following sentence:When I ..... at the hostel, I realized I ..... my sleeping bag
55She (to remember) the city she (to know) before her marriage.
56They (take) ..... another bus after they (bring) ..... him to the hospital.
57After leaving my house, I suddenly ..... (remember) that I ..... (forget) to lock the front door.
58This tense is used to express an event that hapenned before another event in the past.
59Past Simple or Past Perfect:She ..... her homework before dinner.
60True or False:In the sentence 'She left after she had said goodbye, ' the action of saying goodbye happened before she left.
61They (arrive) at my house before I was ready.