Past Simple/Past Perfect Simple

What happened?

100

Choose the correct tense to show which action happened first.

Q: "I (finish) my homework before I (go) to bed."  

 "I had finished my homework before I went to bed."

• Past Perfect Simple: had finished
• Past Simple: went

200

Choose the correct tense to show which action happened first. 

Q: "They (eat) dinner before they (watch) the movie."

A: "They had eaten dinner before they watched the movie."

• Past Perfect Simple: had eaten
• Past Simple: watched

300

Choose the correct tense to show which action happened first. 

Q: "When I (arrive) at school, the lesson (start)."

A: "When I arrived at school, the lesson had started."

• Past Perfect Simple: had started
• Past Simple: arrived

400

Choose the correct tense to show which action happened first. 

Q: "She (not study) for the test, so she (do) badly."

A: "She hadn’t studied for the test, so she did badly."

• Past Perfect Simple: hadn’t studied
• Past Simple: did

500

Choose the correct tense to show which action happened first. 

Q: "They (leave) the party before we (get) there."

A: "They had left the party before we got there."

• Past Perfect Simple: had left
• Past Simple: got

Did you know?

100

Apply the past perfect for surprising or interesting scenarios.

• Q: "By the time I (find) my phone, someone (already take) the picture."

A: "By the time I found my phone, someone had already taken the picture."

• Past Perfect Simple: had taken
• Past Simple: found

200

Apply the past perfect for surprising or interesting scenarios. 

Q:"When I (arrive) at the concert, my favorite band (finish) playing."

A: "When I arrived at the concert, my favorite band had finished playing."

• Past Perfect Simple: had finished
• Past Simple: arrived

300

Apply the past perfect for surprising or interesting scenarios 

Q: "When I (arrive) at the concert, my favorite band (finish) playing."

• A: "When I arrived at the concert, my favorite band had finished playing."
  • Past Perfect Simple: had finished
  • Past Simple: arrived

400

Apply the past perfect for surprising or interesting scenarios. 

After he (win) the game, he (realize) he (forget) his trophy."

• A: "After he won the game, he realized he had forgotten his trophy."
  • Past Perfect Simple: had forgotten
  • Past Simple: won, realized

500

Apply the past perfect for surprising or interesting scenarios. 

Q: "When I (arrive) at the park, my friends (already go) home."

• A: "When I arrived at the park, my friends had already gone home."
  • Past Perfect Simple: had gone
  • Past Simple: arrived

Fill in the blank?

100

Complete the sentence using past simple or past perfect simple?

Q: "She was sad because she (miss) the bus."

• A: "She was sad because she had missed the bus."

200

Complete the sentence using past simple or past perfect simple. 

Q: "By the time we (arrive), the movie (start)."

• A: "By the time we arrived, the movie had started."

300

Complete the sentence using past simple or past perfect simple. 

Q: "I didn’t recognize her because she (change) her hairstyle."

• A: "I didn’t recognize her because she had changed her hairstyle."

400

Complete the sentence using past simple or past perfect simple. 

Q: "When they (finish) dinner, they (decide) to go for a walk."

• A: "When they had finished dinner, they decided to go for a walk."

500

Complete the sentence using past simple or past perfect simple. 

Q: "After she (write) the report, she (send) it to her boss."

• A: "After she had written the report, she sent it to her boss."

Correct the Sentence?

100

Identify and correct the errors in these sentences.

Q: "He went home after he had sees the movie."

 

A: "He went home after he had seen the movie."

200

Identify and correct the errors in these sentences. 

Q: "I had left before he arrives at the party."

• A: "I had left before he arrived at the party."

300

Identify and correct the errors in these sentences. 

Q: "They had went to the store before it closed."

• A: "They had gone to the store before it closed."

400

Identify and correct the errors in these sentences. 

Q: "She eats lunch after she had finished her work."

• A: "She ate lunch after she had finished her work."

500

Identify and correct the errors in these sentences. 

Q: "We had drove all night, and then we sleep."

A: "We had driven all night, and then we slept."

Tell the Story?

100

Fill in the blanks to complete a short story using the past simple and past perfect simple

Q: "Before I (wake up), my mom (already leave) for work."

• A: "Before I woke up, my mom had already left for work."

200

Fill in the blanks to complete a short story using the past simple and past perfect simple. 

Q: "After they (finish) building the sandcastle, they (go) for a swim."

A: "After they had finished building the sandcastle, they went for a swim."

300

Fill in the blanks to complete a short story using the past simple and past perfect simple. 

Q: "She (not bring) her umbrella because she (think) it wouldn’t rain."

• A: "She hadn’t brought her umbrella because she thought it wouldn’t rain."

400

Fill in the blanks to complete a short story using the past simple and past perfect simple. 

Q: "When I (arrive) at the airport, I (realize) I (forget) my passport."

• A: "When I arrived at the airport, I realized I had forgotten my passport."

500

Fill in the blanks to complete a short story using the past simple and past perfect simple. 

Q: "After they (watch) the movie, they (remember) they (see) it before!"

A: "After they watched the movie, they remembered they had seen it before."