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Past Perfect Vs Simple PastSet 8

1Naoya ..... the TechServe report when he ..... the meeting with TechServe.
2She ..... the platform quickly but the train ..... She was so sad.
3The robber ..... the bank before the policemen .....
4She lived in London then she moved to New York.
5Analyze the relationship between the actions in this sentence: "They had finished their work before we arrived."
6The difference between Past Simple and Past Continuous is .....
7The children had tidied up the room before they ..... for exercise that morning.
8They ..... (complete) their work before they ..... (start) to play.
9The party hadn't yet begun when .....
10The simple past and past perfect are different because .....
11Rosette (walk) ..... for two hours when she (see) ..... the house.
12The past perfect tense is used
13She wouldn't have fallen if she ..... proper shoes.
14What tense is used for events that occur first and end first?
15They had gone by the time I ..... there
16Identify sentence that shows one event happened earlier than the other.
17By the time we ..... (arrive) at the party, everyone ..... (leave).
18Before the 1990s, Viet Nam ..... A. had an old banking systemB. has had an old banking systemC. has an old banking system D. had had an old banking system
19Incorrect: The patient died before the doctor arrived. Correct:
20By the time / I/ meet you /I /work / that company / 5 years
21When he ..... up this morning, his mother ..... breakfast.
22Fill in the blank with the correct form:By the time I ..... (arrive), they ..... (already, leave).
23Use the Past Perfect or the Past Simple: We ..... (play) soccer before we ate lunch.
24The man at the door (allow) them to enter when they (show) him the tickets.
25If she ..... harder, she ..... the test yesterday.
26I ..... my exercises by the time Alan .....
27Hank ..... (start) dieting after he ..... (eat) too much apple pie.
28Rearrange the words into a good sentence!Hadn't/so/been/If/have/you/I/helped/I/could/busy
29The team ..... (not, win) the game because they ..... (not, practice) for a long time. $Choose\ the\ correct\ form\ of\ each\ verb.\ $
30Lucas ..... Jenny before he ..... to the party
31On my way to school I ..... that I ..... my report at home
32The train ..... by the time I ..... at the station yesterday.
33Which is more formal/proper?I was the tourist guide for my friends becuase
34By the time Ms. Okada ..... in Incheon for the sales meeting, she had already completed preliminary negotiations by telephone.
35Having seen her sick brother in the hospital, .....
36The man that ..... yesterday morning ..... from Europe a week ago.
37Heris: I think you're right. He ..... (walk) by us at least twenty times. He probably thinks we ..... (order, already).
38Past Simple or Past Perfect?We (live) in the house that my father (build).
39I ..... my clothes to dry when it ..... to rain.
40PAST PERFECT + PAST SIMPLE: THEY ..... (PLAN) THE ROUTE BEFORE WE ..... (LEAVE)
41After she ..... the cake, she ..... the washing-up.
42What is the tense that a Simple Past sentence converts to?
43I ..... any money on the weekend because I ..... my wallet on Friday.
44I ..... (know) him for years before we ..... (start) working together.
45By the time he ..... to the meeting, it had begun for 15 minutes.
46After the spaceship Soyuz 37 (be) ..... in orbit around the earth, Pham Tuan and Viktor Gorbatko (conduct) ..... some experiments.
47Use the past simple or past perfect to complete the sentence:The detective suddenly ..... that he hadn't questioned the shopkeeper.
48Choose the sentence with the past perfect and the simple past forms.
49Grammar-Passe Compose (PC) vs. Imparfait (IMP)-Choose the correct tense: Il faisait beau, alors nous avons fait une randonnee.
50Choose the INCORRECT part of the given sentence: By 1988 Gordon Parks had made two documentary films, wrote two best-selling books, and had accrued thirty years of experience in still photography.
51Sampson ..... (finish) his report by the time father ..... (come) home.
52Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer. Past simple vs. past continuous. At this time last month, they ..... this park.
53Which tense is used to show the relationship between two time points (one before the other)?
54Look at this sentence:'By the time the firefighters arrived, the neighbor had already put out the small fire.' Why is 'had already put out' a better choice here than just 'put out'?
55She (leave) ..... the room when the police(arrive) .....
56If I ..... (not forget) my keys, I wouldn't be locked out now.
57Past Simple or Past Perfect: When he ....., everyone else ..... for the sports ground already.
58Nam said that he ..... her since they ..... school.
59She ..... her work before she ..... to coffee with her boyfriend.
60Luckily I ..... (not buy) you any birthday presents before you ..... (tell) me what you wanted.
61By the time the guests ..... (arrive), we ..... (already / prepare) all the food.