U6:Simple Past VS Past Perfect Simple

 

Test your knowledge on Simple Past and Past Perfect Simple. After submitting your answers, you will see how well you have done in the test.

Form

Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).

	Simple Past	Past Perfect Simple
I / go
he / drive
they / put
you / feel
she / stop

Use

When do we use which tense?

1. 'Already' is a signal word for ... Simple PastPast Perfect
2. 'before that day' is a signal word for ... Simple PastPast Perfect
3. 'first' is a signal word for ... Simple PastPast Perfect
4. 'up to then' is a signal word for ... Simple PastPast Perfect
5. 'then' is a signal word for ... Simple PastPast Perfect

Use

When do we use which tense?

1. If we give past events in the order in which they occured, we use ... Simple PastPast Perfect
2. If from a certain time in the past we look back to what had happened before, we use ... Simple PastPast Perfect

Signal Words

Simple Past	Past Perfect Simple
first then	already up to then before that day after*

*Note: "After" is only used as a signal word for Past Perfect if it is followed by a subject + verb, meaning that one action had been completed before another action began (the new action is in Simple Past).

Choosing the correct form

Choose the correct tense (simple past or past perfect simple).

1. We gavehad given away the flowers that we pickedhad picked.
2. Wendy senthad sent the letter that she wrotehad written.
3. The gardener wateredhad watered the trees that he plantedhad planted.
4. I gothad gotten into the taxi that my friend calledhad called for me.
5. She wantedhad wanted to wear the jumper that her mum just washedhad just washed.

Filling in the correct form

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

1. Yesterday a boy (destroy)  the snowman that we (build) .
2. Jimmy (tell)  us about the film that he (see) .
3. We (find)  the mobile phone that Marwin (lose) .
4. He (sing)  a song that I (hear / never)  before.
5. Cathrine (open)  the window that I (close / just) .

Text

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

1. It (be)  a cold and rainy Sunday, so I (decide)  to finish the essay that I (start)  writing a few days before.
2. I (switch)  on the computer and (open)  the document.
3. Then I (begin)  looking for my notes that I (handwrite)  on a sheet of paper.
4. But the notes (be)  not on my desk and I (can / not) remember where I (put)  them.
5. I (turn)  the whole house upside down.
6. And where (find / I)  my notes?
7. I (leave)  them in the sitting room, under a huge staple of papers and magazines.
8. Now that I (find)  my notes, I (want)  to continue writing my essay.
9. First I (know / not)  what to write but then I (have)  lots of ideas.
10. I (complete / almost)  my essay when my computer suddenly (crash)  and I (notice)  that I (forget)  to save the document.
11. After I (reboot)  my computer, I (see)  that at least 5 of the pages I (type)  (be)  missing.
12. So I (have)  to start all over again.

Check answers

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