Grammar Quiz

Past Perfect & Past Simple Quiz

English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Past Perfect & Past Simple

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She was exhausted because she…………………….since eight o’clock that morning.

A. worked

B. had worked


When she ……………… to learn English, she …………………… French.

A. had started – already learned

B. started – had already learned


By the time he ………….. at the pub, they had run out of beer.

A. arrived

B. had arrived


Before they………….to Liverpool, they…………everything.

A. had moved – sold

B. moved – had sold


Keiko………….William last September.

A. met

B. had met


Many of the people who attended Major Gordon’s funeral ____ him for many years.

A. haven’t seen

B. hadn’t seen


My sister……………all the chocolate before my parents came home.

A. ate

B. had eaten


William felt ill last night because he………..too many cakes.

A. had eaten

B. ate


They………….a cup of tea after they had finished lunch.

A. had drunk

B. drank


We had already eaten when John……………………home.

A. comes

B. came


After we…………………………… to the concert we ate at a snack bar.

A. had been

B. were


Last year Juan………….all his exams.

A. had passed

B. passed


When we………….at the station, the train had already left.

A. arrived

B. had arrived


She…………..the box after she……………..the key.

A. opened – had found

B. had opened – found


I ………………. him for a long time before I …………………… his family.

A. had known – met

B. had met – knew


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