PAST PERFECT
PAST SIMPLE / PAST PERFECT
BEST OPTION WINS
ARE THE SENTENCES CORRECT?
100

They took a shower after they _______________ (finish) the game.

HAD FINISHED

100

When the rain ________ (start), we ____________ (already / finished) our tennis match.

STARTED / HAD ALREADY FINISHED

100

I didn't recognise / hadn't recognised Sue, because she cut / had cut her hair.

DIDN'T RECOGNISE / HAD CUT

100

We had already ate when John came home.

EATEN

200

Mary ______________ (give) me Tony's address before she left.

HAD GIVEN

200

By the time Rebecca ____________ (go) into the shop, she _____________ (get) soaked (= empapada).

WENT / HAD GOT

200

I arrived / had arrived at the shop at 7.45, but it already closed / had already closed.

ARRIVED / HAD ALREADY CLOSED

200

Juan had passed all his exams last year.

PASSED (Past Simple). Action that started and finished in the past. 

300

Bob was sorry that he ____________ (not tell) me the story. 

HADN'T TOLD

300

I ____________ (not think) of having a new house before I ____________ (see) that ad on TV.

HADN'T THOUGHT / SAW

300

David didn't play / hadn't played the match because he hurt / had hurt his leg.

DIDN'T PLAY / HAD HURT

300

I opened my handbag to find that I had forgotten my credit card.

CORRECT

400

Nobody came to the party because Chris ___________ (not send) the invitations the week before. 

HADN'T SENT

400

The robbers _______________ (leave) the bank when the policemen finally _______________ (arrived).

HAD LEFT / ARRIVED

400

When I looked / had looked everywhere for my car keys, I started / had started to panic.

HAD LOOKED / STARTED

400

When I opened the fridge, I realized that someone has eaten all my chocolate. 

HAD EATEN

500

My brother didn't say that he ____________ (take) my watch. 

HAD TAKEN

500

When my teacher ___________ (find) out that I _____________ (cheat) on my test, she was really angry. 

FOUND / HAD CHEATED

500

When I finished / had finished my dinner, I sat down / had sat down to watch TV.

HAD FINISHED / SAT

500

Sonny had fainted by the time the ambulance reached the hospital.

CORRECT

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