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
