Past Simple & Past Perfect Quiz
English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Past Simple & Past Perfect
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She ________ (arrive) on time so she couldn’t take the plane.
A. wasn’t arriving
B. didn’t arrive
I _______ (get) a job until I __________ (leave) university.
A. wasn’t getting / had left
B. didn’t get / had left
After she ________ (tell) the police officers, she ________ (feel) much better.
A. had told / felt
B. told / were feeling
By the time, the waiter _____ (bring) our drinks, we __________ (finish) our food!
A. brought / had already finished
B. had brought / were already finished
They ______ (be) busy yesterday. They ________ (have) much work to do.
A. weren’t / didn’t have
B. weren’t / weren’t having
France _____ (win) the football World Cup in 2019.
A. won
B. had won
He hurt his leg when he _____ (play) football.
A. was playing
B. had played
I _______ (hear) the phone because I _________ (work) in the garden.
A. wasn’t hearing / was working
B. didn’t hear / was working
She didn’t pass the English exam even though she ______ (study) every evening.
A. had studied
B. was studying
I __________ (know) my husband before we ________ (meet) at a party.
A. wasn’t knowing / were meeting
B. didn’t know / met
They _____ (spend) all their money before the holiday was finished.
A. were spending
B. had spent
The thieves _______ (choose) a quiet time. The street _____ (be) quiet.
A. were choosing / was
B. had chosen / was
The children _______ (play) in the garden while I __________ (make) dinner.
A. had played / made
B. were playing / was making
She ________ (know) the answers to all the exercises.
A. didn’t know
B. wasn’t knowing
In 1450, they _______ (have) phones, cars or the internet.
A. hadn’t had
B. didn’t have
