Question

Choose the past perfect, or the past simple:
1. We had already eaten when John ________________________________(come) home.
2. Last year Juan ________________________________ (pass) all his exams
.3. When I ________________________________ (get) to the airport Idiscovered I had forgotten my passport.
4. I went to the library, then I ________________________________ (buy)some milk and went home.
5. I opened my handbag to find that I ________________________________(forgot) my credit card.
6. When we ________________________________ (arrive) at the station,the train had already left.
7. We got home to find that someone ________________________________(break) into the house.
8. I opened the fridge to find someone________________________________ (eat) all my chocolate.
9. I had known my husband for three years when we________________________________ (get) married.
10. Julie was very pleased to see that John________________________________ (clean) the kitchen.
11. It ________________________________ (not / rain) all summer, so thegrass was completely dead
.12. When he ________________________________ (arrive) at the party,Julie had just left.
13. After arriving home, I realised I ________________________________(not / buy) any milk.
14. The laundry was wet – it ________________________________ (rain)while I was out.
15. William felt ill last night because he________________________________ (eat) too many cakes.
16. Keiko ________________________________ (meet) William lastSeptember.
17. First I tidied the flat, then I ________________________________ (sit)down and had a cup of coffee.
18. John ________________________________ (play) the piano when he wasa child, but he doesn’t play now.
19. When I opened the curtains the sun was shining but the ground was white.It ________________________________ (snow) during the night.
20. When Julie got home from her holiday, her flat was a mess. John________________________________ (have) a party.

Answer 1

1. We had already eaten when John came home.
2. Last year Juan passed all his exams
.3. When I got to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport.
4. I went to the library, then I bought some milk and went home.
5. I opened my handbag to find that I had forgotten my credit card.
6. When we arrived at the station, the train had already left.
7. We got home to find that someone had broken into the house.
8. I opened the fridge to find someone had eaten all my chocolate.
9. I had known my husband for three years when we got married.
10. Julie was very pleased to see that John had cleaned the kitchen.
11. It had not been raining all summer, so the grass was completely dead
.12. When he arrived at the party, Julie had just left.
13. After arriving home, I realised I had not bought any milk.
14. The laundry was wet – it had been raining while I was out.
15. William felt ill last night because he had eaten too many cakes.
16. Keiko met William last September.
17. First I tidied the flat, then I sat down and had a cup of coffee.
18. John played the piano when he was a child, but he doesn’t play now.
19. When I opened the curtains the sun was shining but the ground was white. It had been snowing during the night.
20. When Julie got home from her holiday, her flat was a mess. John had had a party.