Past perfect vs Simple past

PAST PERFECT VS SIMPLE PAST
EXERCISE 1.
1. I___________to England 2 years ago.
A. go 	B. had gone C. was going D. went
2. Shakespeare________Hamlet at the end of the sixteenth century
A. write B. wrote C. had written D. was written
3. I was very nervous about my new job, because I ___________ with computers before.
A. never worked B. worked never
C. had never worked D. never had worked
4. We didn't go to the cinema because we____________that film.
A. saw already B. already saw
C. already had seen D. had already seen
5. I__________the village because I had been there before.
A. had recognized B. recognize
C. recognized D. have recognized
6. Marie and Pierre_________one year after they met each other in the school of Physics.
A. got married B. married
C. had got married D. had married
7. Before taking another degree in mathematics, Marie Curie__________a physics degree.
A. earned B. had earned
C. was earning D. has earned
8. In 1660, Isaac Newton_________to Cambridge University.
A. went B. goes 	C. had gone D. has gone
9. Before my brother_____________the university, he had served in the army for 3 years.
A. entered B. had entered	C. enter D. was entering
10. This morning his mother got very angry because he___________her wedding ring.
A. break B. broken C. has broken D. broke
11. When the police came, the theft_________.
A. had already left B. leave already
C. has already left D. was already leaving
12. Peter no longer owned a bike. He_________it.
A. sold B. had sold C. sells D. has sold
13. By the time Alfonso finally graduated from high school, he.seven different schools because his parents moved frequently.
A. attended 	B. was attending 	C. had attended	 	D. had been attended
14. Before I stared the car, all of the passengers..their seat belts.
A. will buckle 	B. had buckled 	C. buckle 	D. have buckled
15. After the race., the celebration began.
A. had been won 	B. is won 	C. will be won 	D. has been won
16. As soon as Martina saw the fire, shethe fire department.
A. was telephoning 	B. telephoned 	C. had telephoned 	D. telephones
17. Before Jennifer won the lottery, she any kind of contest.
A. hasn’t entered 	B. didn’t enter 	C. wasn’t entering 	D. hadn’t entered
A. jogging 	B. had been jogging 	C. has been jogging 	D. has jogged
18. The farmer acted too late. He locked the barn door after his horse
A. had been stolen 	B. will be stolen 	C. is stolen 	D. has been stolen
19. The little girl started to cry. Sheher doll, and no one was able to find it for her.
	A. has lost 	B. had lost 	C. was losing 	D. was lost
20. By the time I got to Lucy’s house,she. . . . . already. . . . . . . for work. 
 A. had left 	B. hasleft 	C. left 	D. isleaving
EXERCISE 2.
1. By the time the police arrived, the two men (disappear) .
2. When we arrived, the conference (start) 
	3. I heard that Mr. Jones (buy) .................. a new car before he got his promotion.
4. He said he (be) .. sorry as he (give) . me so such trouble.
5. By the time we (stop) ., we had driven six hundred miles.
6. The students (write) . busily when Mr. Pike went to get a book he (leave) . in the office.
	7. He came home late, so I asked him where he (be) . 
REVISION OF TENSES
1. Water ................. at 100 degrees Celsius.
	a) boiling	b) boils	c) is boiling	d) boil
2. Bettina usually .............. television in the evening.
	a) watches	b) watching	c) watch	d) has watched
3. Rosemary .................. to agree with us now.
	a) is appearing	b) appear	c) appeared	d) appears
4. Look! That man ......... your bike!
	a) is stealing	b) steals	c) stealing	d) stolen
5. I’m sorry I ................. to do my homework yesterday.
	a) am forgetting	b) have forgot	c) forgot	d) forget
6. We ................. any interesting films lately.
	a) didn’t see	b) saw	c) have seen	d) haven’t seen	
7. Eric ................ a flat yet, so he’s still living with his parents.
	a) found	b) didn’t find	c) is finding	d) hasn’t found
8. They ............. running their own company in 1980.
	a) have started	b) started	c) are starting	d) start
9. She’s a law student and she ................ for four years now.
	a) studied	b) is studying	c) did study	d) has been studying
10. I think I ............ my door key. I can’t find it anywhere.
	a) lost	b) have lost	c) am losing	d) will lose
11. The film ............... when we arrived at the cinema.
	a) has begun	b) begun	c) had begun	d) begins
12. I wasn’t thirsty because I ............... some milk.
	a) had just drunk	b) have just drunk	c) just drank	d) drunk
13. When the match was over, the spectators ................ home.
	a) went	b) had gone	c) were going	d) have gone
14. After having a bath, he .................... his supper.
	a) had eaten	b) ate	c) has eaten	d) was eating
15. The phone ............. suddenly while Joanne was doing the housework
a) rang	b) was ringing	c) had rung	d) is ringing
16. It ....... as we drove slowly along the road.
	a) has snowed	b) had snowed 	c) was snowing	d) is snowing
17. Mrs. Edwards .................. history for 35 years, and is retiring soon.
	a) teaches	b) is teaching	c) taught	d) has been teaching
18. Did you see John yesterday? He ........ a very old pair of jeans.
a) wears	b) didn’t wear	c) was wearing	d) wore
19. Victoria ................. for a half an hour when the doctor finally arrived.
a) has been waiting	b) had been waiting	
c) was waiting 	d)has waited
20. Anita ........ very hard at the moment.
a) is studying	b) studies	c) studied	d) has studied
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