Spot the tense
Unscramble the Sentences
Best option wins
Simple or perfect?
100
The robbers (leave) _______ the bank when the policemen finally (arrive)______.
had left - past perfect / arrived - simple past The robbers had left the bank when the policemen finally arrived.
100

stairs / that / said / he / down / fallen / had / the / Alai

Alai said that he HAD FALLEN down the stairs

100

Alejandro didn't recognise / hadn't recognised Rob, because he cut / had cut his hair.

didn't recognise - had cut

100

We had already eaten when Nadia (come) ________ home.

Simple past / Came

200

When the rain (start)_____, the PET2-C (finish)______ planting trees.

started - simple past / had finished - past perfect When the rain started, the PET2-C had finished planting trees.

200
sports / else / already. / had / he / everyone / ground / for / the / When / left / arrived,
When he ARRIVED, everyone else HAD LEFT for the sports ground already.
200
I arrived / had arrived at the shop at 6.45, but it already closed / had already closed
arrived - had already closed
200

Last year Rodrigo (pass) ________ all his exams.

Simple past / passed

300

By the time Raquel (go) ______ into the store, she (get) _____ soaked.

went - simple past / had got - past perfect By the time Raquel went into the store, she had got soaked.

300
lesson. / was / sports / cold / I / want / really / didn't / and / to / go / to / my / very / It
It was very cold and I really DIDN’T WANT to go to my sports lesson.
300

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

didn't play - had hurt

300

Ainara opened her handbag to find that she (forget) ________ her credit card.

Past perfect / had forgotten

400

Jorge (fall) _____ over by the time the ambulance (reach) _______ him.

had fallen - past perfect / reached - simple past Jorge had fallen over by the time the ambulance reached him.

400
my / family. / my / me / looked / foot / The / asked / at / about / and / doctor
The doctor LOOKED at my foot and asked me about my family.
400
When I looked / had looked everywhere for my car keys, I started / had started to panic.
had looked - started
400
We got home to find that someone (break) ________ into the house.
Past perfect / had broken
500

I (not / think) _____ of buying a new phone before I (see) ______ that ad on TV.

hadn't thought - past perfect / saw - simple past I hadn't thought of buying a new phone before I saw that ad on TV.

500

my / found / mother / angry. / broken / that / was / laptop, / When / my / had / she / I / very / out

When my mother FOUND out that I HAD BROKEN my laptop, she was very angry.

500
When he had finished / finished his dinner he sat down / had sat down to watch TV.
had finished - sat down
500
I opened the fridge to find that someone (eat) ________ all my chocolate.
Past perfect / had eaten
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