Past Simple vs. Past Perfect

Handout 1A   Choose the past perfect, or the past simple: 1. We had already eaten when John ________________________________ (come) home.   2. Last year Juan ________________________________ (pass) all his exams.   3. When I ________________________________ (get) to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport.   4. I went to the library, then I ________________________________ (buy) some milk and went home.  

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  5. I opened my handbag to find that I ________________________________ (forgot) my credit card.     6. When we ________________________________ (arrive) at the station, the train had already left.     7. We got home to find that someone ________________________________ (break) into the house.  

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    8. I opened the fridge to find someone ________________________________ (eat) all my chocolate.   9. I had known my husband for three years when we ________________________________ (get) married.   10. Julie was very pleased to see that John ________________________________ (clean) the kitchen.  

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1. It ________________________________ (not / rain) all summer, so the grass was completely dead.   2. When he ________________________________ (arrive) at the party, Julie had just left.   3. After arriving home, I realised I ________________________________ (not / buy) any milk.   4. The laundry was wet – it ________________________________ (rain) while I was out.  

Handout 1B

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    5. William felt ill last night because he ________________________________ (eat) too many cakes.   6. Keiko ________________________________ (meet) William last September.   7. First I tidied the flat, then I ________________________________ (sit) down and had a cup of coffee.  

    8. John ________________________________ (play) the piano when he was a child, but he doesn’t play now.   9. When I opened the curtains the sun was shining but the ground was white. It ________________________________ (snow) during the night.   10. When Julie got home from her holiday, her flat was a mess. John ________________________________ (have) a party.  

Handout 1B