A test on using
simple past and past perfect tense:
Name of the student:
……………………………………………………………………………
1. When
Srujana ………………..…….. (went/had gone) out to play she ……………………………. (already
did/had already done)
2. Harinath
……………………………….……….….. (came/had come) home, ……………..……………………….. (switched/had
switched) on the telly.
3. Before
that day in winter, the African boy …………..……………………. (never saw/had never seen)
snow in his life.
4. She
……………………………. (gave/had given) me the book that she …………………. (read/had read)
5. We
………………. (visited/had visited) the museum that our friend ………………………. (told/had
told) us about a month before.
6. We
…………………………… (gave/had given) away the flowers that we …………………………… (picked/had
picked)
7. The
teacher ……………………….. (sent/had sent) the letter that she ………………………………………
(wrote/had written)
8. The
gardener ………………………….. (watered/had watered) the trees that he …………………….
(planted/had planted)
9. I
……………………… (got/had gotten) into the taxi that my friend ………………………. (had
called/called) for me.
10. She
………………………. (wanted/had wanted) to wear the jumper that her mum ……………………………
(just washed/had just washed)
11. My
friend ……………………….. (eat) up all the biscuit we …………………………………. (bake)
12. The
teacher …………………… (correct) the tests we ……………………………….. (write)
13. I
…………………………. (give) them some of the candies I …………………………….. (buy)
14. My
sister ………………………. (see/not) the note that I …………………… (lay) for her.
15. We
…………………… (want) to watch a film that we …………………………….. (see/not)
16. When
he ………………………….. (wake up) his mother ………………………………….. (already/prepare)
breakfast.
17. We
………………………. (go) to London because the Queen …………………………. (invite) us for tea.
18. He
………………….. (hear) the news, …………………………. (go) to the telephone and ……………………….
(call) a friend.
19. When
she …………………………. (start) to learn English she ………………………… (already/learn) French.
20. Jane
…………………………. (already type) 10 pages when her computer ………………………… (crash)
21. By
the time he ………………………. (arrive) at the pub they …………………………. (run) out of beer.
22. Before
that day we …………………………. (never think) of going to Japan.
23. I
…………………….. (know) him for a long time before, I …………………… (meet) his family.
24. They
………………………….. (not know) Where to meet because nobody …………………….. (tell) them.
25. It
…………………….. (be) cloudy for days before it finally ………………………… (begin) to rain.
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