Past Perfect
Past Simple/Past Perfect
Unscramble the Sentences
Best Option Wins!
Simple or Perfect?
100

After Sara __________ (finish) her homework, she went to the movies. 

After Sara HAD FINISHED her homework, she went to the movies. 

100

The robbers (leave) _______ the bank when the policemen finally (arrive)______.

The robbers HAD LEFT the bank when the policemen finally ARRIVED. 

100

stairs / that / said / I / down / fallen / had / the / I

I said that I HAD FALLEN down the stairs

100

I didn't recognize / hadn't recognized Shadi , because she cut / had cut her hair.

didn't recognize - had cut

100

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

Simple past / Came

200

Jack  ___________________ (give) me Richard's phone number before he left.

Jack HAD GIVEN me Richard's phone number before he left.

200

When the rain (start)_____, Leila and Ariane (arrive)______ home.

When the rain STARTED, Leila and Ariane HAD ARRIVED home.

200

sports / else / already. / had / he / everyone / ground / for / the / When / left / arrived,

When he ARRIVED, everyone else HAD already LEFT for the sports ground .

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 Katie (pass) ________ all her exams.

Simple past / passed

300

Jun was sorry that he _______ (not tell) me the whole story.

Jun was sorry that he HADN'T TOLD ME the whole story.

300

Ebru __________ (meet) Leticia before Ariane __________ (introduce) them at the party. 

Ebru HAD MET Leticia before Ariane INTRODUCED them at the party. 

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 soccer game.

300

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

didn't play - had hurt

300

I opened my purse then I found out that I (forget) ________ my credit card.

Past perfect / had forgotten

400

Nobody came to the meeting because Aram  __________________ (forget) to tell them about it.

Nobody came to the meeting because Aram HAD FORGOTTEN to tell them about it.

400

By the time the ambulance _________ (arrive) at the hospital, Tuana ___________ (faint).

By the time the ambulance ARRIVED at the hospital, Tuana HAD FAINTED. 

400

had / Spanish / she / before / Spain / studied / moved / she / to

She HAD STUDIED Spanish before she moved to Spain. 

400

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

had looked - started

400

Before we got home, someone (break) ________ into the house.

Past perfect / had broken

500

The night before, Amir _________ (steal) Milad's  watch.

The night before, Amir HAD STOLEN Milad's watch. 

500

Jan _________ (stay) up all night because he __________ (fail) his progress test

Jan STAYED up all night because he HAD FAILED his progress test. 

500

my / found / teacher / angry. / hurt / that / was / foot, / not / When / the / had / she / I / very / out

When the teacher FOUND out that I HAD HURT my foot, 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 and found out that someone (eat) ________ all my blueberries!

Past perfect / had eaten

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