Past Perfect
Past Simple/Past Perfect
Unscramble the Sentences
Simple or Perfect?
100

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

After Janet 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

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

Simple past / Came

200

Juan ___________________ (give) me Ricardo's phone number before he left.

Juan HAD GIVEN me Ricardo's phone number before he left.

200

When the rain (start)_____, Leticia and Arianna (arrive)______ home.

When the rain STARTED, Leticia and Arianna HAD ARRIVED home.

200

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

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

200

Last year she (pass) ________ all her exams.

Simple past / passed

300

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

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

300

Felipe __________ (meet) Leticia before Anabela __________ (introduce) them at the party. 

Felipe HAD MET Leticia before Anabela INTRODUCED them at the party. 

300

game. / was / soccer / 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

I opened my purse to find out that I (forget) ________ my credit card.

Past perfect / had forgotten

400

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

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

400

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

By the time the ambulance ARRIVED at the hospital, my mom HAD FAINTED. 

400

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

She HAD STUDIED Spanish before she moved to Spain. 

400

We got home to find out that someone (break) ________ into the house.

Past perfect / had broken

500

The night before, Yoriko _________ (steal) Miki's watch.

The night before, Yoriko HAD STOLEN Miki's watch. 

500

My brother _________ (stay) up all night because he __________ (fail) his test.

My brother STAYED up all night because he HAD FAILED his 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 NOT HURT my foot, she was very angry.

500

I opened the fridge to find out that someone (eat) ________ all my blueberries!

Past perfect / had eaten