Vocabulary
Past Perfect / Past Simple
Transform the Sentence
Correct the Mistake
What happened first?
100

Give a synonym for exhausted.

extremely tired, worn out, drained, etc. 

100

Complete the following:

When we arrived at the restaurant, they ____ already ____ (leave). 

When we arrived at the restaurant, they had already left.  

100

Rewrite the sentence using because.

I was late. I missed the bus. 

I was late because I missed the bus. 

100

I have seen him yesterday. 

I saw him yesterday. 

100

When I arrived home, my brother had already eaten dinner. 

My brother ate dinner first. 

200

What does reluctant mean?

unwilling, hesitant

200

Choose the correct answer: 

After she ___ her homework, she went out with her friends. 

A. finished

B. had finished 

B. had finished 

200

Rewrite using although.

He was tired. He continued studying. 

Although he was tired, he continued studying. 

200

She had ate dinner before I arrived.

She had eaten dinner before I arrived. 

200

After Sarah had submitted her project, she left for vacation. 

She submitted her project first. 

300

The company decided to ____ the problem before it became more serious.

address / solve / tackle 

300

Why is this sentence incorrect? 

“By the time I had arrived, the film started.” 


Answer: Past Perfect should describe the earlier action. 

“By the time I arrived, the film had started.“

300

Rewrite using unless

If you don’t revise, you won’t pass. 

Unless you revise, you won’t pass. 

300

When we had got to the airport, we checked in at the front desk. 

When we got to the airport, we checked in at the front desk. 

300

The students were nervous because they had forgotten to study. 

They forgot to study first. 

400

Which word best fits the following sentence? 

The witness gave a very ___ description of the suspect which helped the investigation.” 

A. vague 

B. detailed

C. ordinary 

D. common

B. detailed

400

Complete the following: 

The passengers were angry because the airline ___ (to cancel) their flight. 

Had cancelled

400

Rewrite the sentences using had already.

The match started. Then we arrived.  

The match had already started when we arrived. 

400

The concert already started when we arrived. 

Answer: 

The concert had already started when we arrived. 

400

Although the thief had escaped, the police eventually found him.

The thief escaped first. 

500

Give a word that means:

to completely change something so it is better, more modern, or more effective. 



Possible Answers: transform, reform, modernize, improve 

500

By the time the firefighters arrived, the fire ___ (to destroy) the entire building.

A. Destroyed

B. Had destroyed 

Answer: 

B. Had destroyed 

500

Combine into ONE sentence using:

- Although 

- Past perfect 

The athlete had trained for months. She was nervous. She won the race. 

Answer:

Although the athlete was nervous, she had trained for months and won the race. 

500

Correct ALL mistakes:

By the time we had reached the station, the train already leave and everybody were waiting for the next one. 

Answer: 

By the time we reached the station, the train had already left and everybody was waiting for the next one.  

500

Read carefully and place the events in order

”When the manager arrived at the office, several employees were standing outside. The alarm was ringing, and someone had broken a window during the night.”

1. Someone broke the window

2. The alarm started ringing

3. Employees arrived

4. The manager arrived. 

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