Past simple
Past Perfect
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Mistakes
100

First I __________ (tidy) the flat, then I _____________ (sit) down and _________ (have) a cup of tea.

tidied / sat /had

100

After Jack _______ (open) his presents, he went to the zoo with his family.

After Jack had opened his presents, he went to the zoo with his family.

100
  1. Zoe ________ (open) her handbag and ___________ (find) out that she _________ (forget) her credit card.

opened / found / had forgotten

100

My sister Molly lived in London before she had Moved to New Zealand.

My sister Molly had lived in London before she moved to New Zealand.

200

When Molly ________ (open) the curtains she________ (see) that the ground ________ (be) white.

opened / saw / was

200

She ____(sign) the contract before we came..

She had signed (sign) the contract before we came 

200

They ____________ (get) home to find that somebody __________ (break) into their house.

 got / had broken

200

Nick had eaten all the sandwiches, had drunk all the juice and had gone to work.

Nick ate all the sandwiches, drank all the juice and went to work.

300

After visiting the library Nelly __________ (buy) some milk and __________ (go) home

bought / went

300

I remembered that I_____ (leave)  the iron switched on.

I remembered that I had left the iron switched on.

300

Jillian ____________ (be) very pleased to see that Jack ______________ (clean) the kitchen

 was / had cleaned

300

Sandy just started to watch TV when the phone rang.

Sandy had just started to watch TV when the phone rang.

400

The concert _____(finish) and we _____ (go) to a nice restaurant.

The concert finished and we went to a nice restaurant.

400

I didn’t recognize Henry because he _______ (lose) much weight and _____ (grow) a moustache.

I didn’t recognize Henry because he had lost much weight and grown a moustache.

400

When Neil ___________ (arrive) at the party he __________ (learn) that Judith ___________ (just / leave).

arrived / learnt / had just left,

400

As Neil had missed the bus, he walked home.

As Neil had missed the bus, he walked home. -> correct