1. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH PAST PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE.

I couldnt give your message

(arrive / leave)

because

when

...............

home,

Sue

Last week I .. home, .. shopping and . the car. (clean / go

/ wash)
Rick was fired because he was so late that when he to the office, his boss
. (get / arrive)
I was stuck in traffic for hours yesterday. When I . the news report about
the terrible car crash, I . the interstate. (hear / get)
It was awful, we . to the hospital after Granny . out. (go / pass)
This time I made the right thing: first I . what Mark had to say and then I
. up with him. (listen / break)
When Lucy . at the office, she the windows, .. the
papers on the desk and . a couple of phone calls. (arrive / open / organize
/ make)
I I . to bring the report when it was too late.
(realize / forget)
I .. Melanie . her hair color. (not
notice / change)
KEYS:
Arrived / had left
Cleaned / went / washed
Got / had arrived
Heard / had gotten
Went / passed (or had passed)
Listened / broke
Arrived / opened / organized / made
Realized / had forgotten
Didnt realize / had changed

2. Use Past Simple, Past Continuous or Simple Past

a. I ___________________________ in Italy last year (live)
b. Yesterday, I ___________________________ at home too late (arrive)
c.

I ____________________________ in my computer when I felt dizzy. (work)

d. My wife was talking on the phone while I _________________________ on

Internet (surf)
e. My family _______________________ before I left. (arrive)
f.

After we ______________________________ we got ready to go out. (finish)

g. The little boy ______________________ (refuse) to admit he had eaten the

chocolate.

h. While I ________________________ (think) if to buy the dress or not someone

else bought it.
i.

After we_________________ (finish) this project, we will travel somewhere.

KEYS:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.

Lived
Arrived
Was working
Was surfing
Had arrived
Finished
Refused
Was thinking
Have finished

3. WRITE SENTENCES USING PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT

Example

4.00 : Mom served dinner

2.00 : I cleaned the kitchen
When mom served dinner, I had cleaned the

kitchen.
8.00 : I went to bed.
10.00 : Dad arrived.
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1497 : John Cabot sailed along the Canadian coast.

1492 : Columbus landed in the Bahamas.
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_1985 : I finished school.
1998 : My sister graduated from college.
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_1776 : The American Revolution began.
1769 : Boone explored Kentucky.
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_6.00

: George woke up

6.50 : The alarm clock went off

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