Past Perfect or Past Simple?Online version Observe the difference between the use of Past Perfect and Past Simple The Examples are taken from http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-perfect-exercise-3.html by Usilclass 1 We had already eaten when John_________________ home. a come b came c had come 2 Last year Juan________________all his exams. a passed b pass c had passed 3 When I __________________ to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport. a get b got c had got 4 I went to the library, then I _________________ some milk and went home. a buy b bought c had bought 5 I opened my handbag to find that I ______________ my credit card. a forget b forgot c had forgotten 6 When we ____________ at the station, the train had already left. a arrive b arrived c had arrived 7 We got home to find that someone_______________ into the house. a break b broke c had broken 8 I opened the fridge to find that someone_________________all my chocolate. a eat b ate c had eaten 9 I had known my husband for three years when we ____________ married a get b got c had got 10 Julie was very pleased to see that John___________ the kitchen. a clean b cleaned c had cleaned 11 It _______________ all summer, so the grass was completely dead. a rained b didn't rain c hadn't rained 12 When he ____________ at the party, Julie had just left. a arrive b arrived c had arrived 13 After arriving home, I realised I _____________ any milk. a bought b didn't buy c hadn't bought 14 The laundry was wet - it ____________while I was out. a rain b rained c had rained 15 William felt ill last night because he ____________ too many cakes. a eat b ate c had eaten 16 Keiko ____________William last September. a meet b met c had met 17 First I tidied the flat, then I _________ down and had a cup of coffee. a sit b sat c had sat 18 John _____________ the piano when he was a child, but he doesn't play now. a play b played c had played 19 When I opened the curtains the sun was shining and the ground was white. It ____________ during the night. a snow b snowed c had snowed 20 When Julie got home from her holiday, the flat was a mess. John ________________a party. a have b had c had had
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