PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT
1. We ____________________ (watch) the film while we
____________________
(have) dinner
2. My father ____________________ (be) annoyed because we
____________________ (not do) the homework
3. He ____________________ (find) a job two years after
he ____________________ (leave) school
4. They ____________________ (move) before they
____________________ (have) their baby
5. My uncle ____________________ (buy) a Porsche because
he ____________________ (win) the lottery
6. She ____________________ (be) very active although she
____________________ (not drink) any coffee
7. We ____________________ (buy) a new house when the
earthquake ____________________ (destroy) our home
8. I ____________________ (ask) the teacher because I
____________________ (not hear) the question
9. They ____________________ (not meet) before that day
10. Paul and Tom ____________________ (not know) each
other, although they ____________________ (be) neighbours for ten years.
11. We ____________________ (already eat) when John
____________________ (come) home
12. Last year John ____________________ (pass) all his
exams
13. When I ____________________(get) to the airport I
discovered I ____________________ (forget) my passport
14. I
____________________ (go) to the library, then I ____________________ (buy)
some milk and ____________________ (go) home
15. I ____________________ (open) my handbag to find that
I ____________________ (forget) my credit card
16. We ____________________ (get) home to find that
someone ____________________ (break) into the house
17. When we ____________________ (arrive) at the station
the train ____________________ (already leave)
18. I ____________________ (open) the fridge to find that
someone ____________________ (eat) all my chocolate
19. I ____________________ (know) my husband for three
years when we ____________________ (get) married
20. Julie ____________________ (be) pleased to see that
John ____________________ (clean) the kitchen
21. It ____________________ (rain) all summer so the grass
____________________ (be) completely dead.
22. When he ____________________ (arrive) to the party,
Julie ____________________ (just leave)
23. After arriving at home I ____________________
(realize) that I ____________________ (not buy) any bread
24. The laundry was wet. It ____________________ (rain)
while I ____________________ (be) out
25. Jack ____________________ (feel) ill because he
____________________ (eat) too many cakes
26. Keiko ____________________ (meet) William last summer
27. First I ____________________ (tidy) the flat, then I
____________________ (sit) and ____________________ (have) a cup of tea
28. John ____________________ (play) the piano when he was
a child. Now he doesn’t play it.
29. When I ____________________ (open) the curtains, the
sun was shining and the ground was white. It ____________________ (snow) during
the night
30.When Julie ____________________ (get) home from holiday, the house was a
mess. John ____________________ (have) a party
