SIMPLE PAST/PAST PERFECT

A.Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Perfect

1.When Simon……………….(go) out to play, he……………….(already/do) his

homework.

2.Jenny…………………(come) home, ……………….(sit) down and

…………….(switch) on the telly(TV)

3.Before that day in winter, the african boy……………………(never see) snow in his
life

4.She ………………..(give) me that book that she ……………….(read)

5.We ……………….(visit) the museum that our friend………………….(tell) us about

a month before.

B.Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect simple).

1. When he (wake up) , his mother (already / prepare)

breakfast.

2. We (go) to London because the Queen (invite) us for tea.

3. He (hear) the news, (go) to the telephone and (call)

a friend.

4. When she (start) to learn English, she (already / learn)

French.

5. Jane (already / type) ten pages when her computer (crash) .

6. By the time he (arrive) at the pub, they (run) out of beer.

7. Before that day we (never / think) of going to Japan.

8. I (know) him for a long time before I (meet) his family.

9. They (not / know) where to meet because nobody (tell)

them.

10. It (be) cloudy for days before it finally (begin) to rain.

 Key 1:

1.When Simon went out to play, he had already done his

homework.

2.Jenny came home, sat down and switched

on the telly.

3.Before that day in winter, the African boy had never seen snow in his
life.

4.She gave me the book that she had read .

5.We visited the museum that our friend had told us about
a month before

Key 2

1. When he woke up , his mother had already prepared

breakfast.

2. We «went to London because the Queen had invited us for

tea.

3. He heard the news, went to the telephone and called

a friend.

4. When she started to learn English, she had already learnt

French.

5. Jane had already typed ten pages when her computer crashed
.

6. By the time he arrived at the pub, they had run out of beer.

7. Before that day we had never thought of going to Japan.

8. I had known him for a long time before I met his family.

9. They didn't know where to meet because nobody had told

them.
10. It had been cloudy for days before it finally began to rain.

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