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Past simple vs past perfect

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Past simple vs Past perfect exercises

Online exercises with keys:

Past simple and past perfect exercises Make sentences.

Past simple exercises Complete the e-mail.

Past perfect simple and continuous exercises Compare the simple and continuous forms.

PDF worksheets with answers:

Past simple vs Past perfect - exercise 1 (PDF) + Key 1

Complete the story with the verbs in brackets:

  • It ___ (be) 11 o'clock. Carol Parker ___ (arrive) at the Shaw Hotel five minutes before.

Past simple vs Past perfect - exercise 2 (PDF) + Key 2

Use the clues in brackets to answer questions:

  • A: Why didn't he eat anything? (because - have lunch)
  • B: ___ .

Past simple vs Past perfect - exercise 3 (PDF) + Key 3

Complete the text with the past simple or past perfect tense:

  • When I ___ (be) 18 years old I ___ (decide) to spend some time in America. At that time I ___ (have) a penfriend in Vermont for nearly three years.

Past simple vs Past perfect - exercise 4 (PDF) + Key 4

Use the underlined word in each sentence to make questions:

  • A: I couldn't find my keys. I probably lost them.
  • B: ___ you ever ___ your keys before that?

Past simple vs Past perfect - exercise 5 (PDF) + Key 5

Find mistakes and correct them:

  • She played the flute and then she had sung in the choir.

More PDF worksheets:

Past simple exercises PDF Exercises with answers to download for free.

Past perfect simple exercises PDF Exercises with answers to download for free.

PDF grammar rules:

English tenses PDF Grammar rules with examples on all English tenses.

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