Sentence Combo
Past Perfect Simple
Past Simple or Past Perfect?
Sentence Combo
Spot the Mistake
100

When I ____________ (look) in my bag, I realised I ____________ (forget) my phone.

looked / had forgotten

100

When we arrived, the movie ______________ (already / start).

had already started

100

By the time the bus came, I ( waited / had waited ) for 20 minutes.

had waited

100

When I ____________ (got) home, my brother ____________ (eat) the pizza.

got / had eaten

100

We bought the tickets before we ( realised / had realised ) the concert was full.

realised

200

By 2023, my family ____________ (move) to Madrid and I ____________ (start) a new school.

had moved / started

200

She was hungry because she ______________ (not eat) anything.

hadn't eaten / had not eaten

200

She bought the dress before she ( realised / had realised ) it was the wrong size.

realised

200

The train ____________ (leave) before we ____________ (arrive) at the station.

had left / arrived

200

By 10:00 p.m. last night, everyone ( went / had gone ) to sleep.

had gone

300

The teacher ____________ (start) the lesson before all the students ____________ (sit) down.

had started / sat

300

By 2022, my parents ______________ (buy) a new house.

had bought

300

I hadn't played Fortnite until my friend ( bought / had bought ) it.

bought

300

After the rain ____________ (stop), we ____________ (go) for a walk.

had stopped / went

300

I hadn't seen that series until my sister ( recommended / had recommended ) it.

recommended

400

They ____________ (not finish) the test until the bell ____________ (ring).

hadn't finished / rang

400

They ______________ (not try) Mexican food until they visited Madrid.

hadn't tried / had not tried

400

After Laura ( finished / had finished ) her homework, she went to the park.

had finished

400

By the time the bell ____________ (ring), the students ____________ (finish) the exam.

rang / had finished

400

By the time the police arrived, the thieves ( escaped / had escaped ).

had escaped

500

After my brother ____________ (clean) his room, he ____________ (go) out with his friends.

had cleaned / went

500

I realised I ______________ (forget) my keys when I reached the door.

had forgotten

500

She stayed at home until the rain ( stopped / had stopped ).

stopped

500

We ____________ (not see) the film until our teacher ____________ (recommend) it.

hadn't seen / recommended

500

She didn't buy the phone until she ( saved / had saved ) enough money.

saved

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