* Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.
1. I (take) …………………the book back to the library when I (read) …………………it.
2. After she (fill) …………………the basket, she (go) …………………to the check out.
3. Two days ago I (meet) …………………an old friend who I (not see) …………………for years.
4. The house was very quiet when I (get) …………………home. They (go) …………………out for dinner.
5. Karen (not want) …………………to come to the cinema with us because she (already see)
…………………the film.

* Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentence.
1. How many …………………orbit the sun?
A. spaces B. Mars C. UFOs D. planets
2. This aircraft is capable of …………………30 passengers.
A. holding B. placing C. accommodating D. flying
3. Do you believe that space …………………have landed on planet?
A. robots B. terrorists C. aliens D. pioneers
4. The Milky Way is just a …………………in the universe and it contains our Solar System.
A. planet B. comet C. meteorite D. galaxy
5. …………………food is specially created and processed for consumption by astronauts in outer space.
A. Universe B. Land C. Planet D. Space

* Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.
1. I (take) …………………the book back to the library when I (read) …………………it.
2. After she (fill) …………………the basket, she (go) …………………to the check out.
3. Two days ago I (meet) …………………an old friend who I (not see) …………………for years.
4. The house was very quiet when I (get) …………………home. They (go) …………………out for dinner.
5. Karen (not want) …………………to come to the cinema with us because she (already see)
…………………the film.

* Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentence.
1. How many …………………orbit the sun?
A. spaces B. Mars C. UFOs D. planets
2. This aircraft is capable of …………………30 passengers.
A. holding B. placing C. accommodating D. flying
3. Do you believe that space …………………have landed on planet?
A. robots B. terrorists C. aliens D. pioneers
4. The Milky Way is just a …………………in the universe and it contains our Solar System.
A. planet B. comet C. meteorite D. galaxy
5. …………………food is specially created and processed for consumption by astronauts in outer space.
A. Universe B. Land C. Planet D. Space

Exercise 01: Put the verbs into correct form. (past simple or past perfect)
1. She (come) ………….. back home after she (finish) ………… their work.
2. Before my son (go) ……………….. to bed, he (read) …………………… a novel.
3. When I came to the stadium, the match (start) ………………………………….
5. Last night, Peter (go) ……….. to the supermarket before he (go) ……… home
6. Tom ……………… (give) me the book yesterday but I knew he ……………… (not read) it
7. When I arrived home I realized that I ……………… (not phone) my grandparents
8. The postman ……………… (come) after I ……………… (leave) the office
9. When the old lady ……………… (return) to her flat, she ……………… (see) that burglars
……………… (break) into.
10. My grandmother ………… (make) some cheese sandwiches when I ………… (get) home at 5.30.
11. By the time Linda ………… (park) her car, her boyfriend …………… (drink) two cups of coffee
12. My dog ……………… (be) hungry because he ……………… (have) nothing to eat since breakfast
13. I ……………… (recognize) him because I ……………… (see) his photo in the newspaper before

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past perfect tense.

1. Yesterday when I ( arrive ) ______ to the party, the ( already go ) ____ home

2. After the guests ( leave ) ____, she ( go ) ____back into the living -room and (switch ) _______ of the light

3. On arrival at home I ( find ) _____ that she ( just leave ) ____ just a few minutes before

4. When they (get) _____ to the place, the man (die)_____

5. He (do) ____ nothing before he (see) ____me

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets, using the PAST SIMPLE or PAST PERFECT. 1. Mary __________________ (go) swimming after she __________________ (come) home. After she __________________ (swim), she __________________ (call) her friend Judy. 2. I __________________ (go) to the theatre with my friends yesterday. I __________________ (not / go) to the theatre for a year. We __________________ (have) a very good time. 3. After they __________________ (finish) their breakfast, they __________________ (leave) for school. 4. Linda __________________ (play) tennis after she __________________ (do) her homework. 5. My father __________________ (water) the flowers after he __________________ (clean) the car. After he __________________ (water) the flowers, he __________________ (have) dinner.
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III. Put the verbs in brackets in past perfect or past simple.

    1. When she (finish) ______her work, she (go) __________ to the cinema.

    2. He (not eat) _________ until his parents (come)_________ home.   

    3. She (tell) _________me she never (meet) _____________ him.

    4. He (do) ____________ her homework before he (go) ____________ out.

    5. The lights (go) _________out the moment he (get) ___________into the cinema.

    6. Hardly the holiday (begin) _______ when they (leave) ________the town.

    7. They (be) ________out for an hour when it (start) __________ to rain.

    8. They (leave) _________the shop as soon as they (buy) _______everything they (need) _________

    9. The house (burn) ________to the ground buy the time the firemen (arrive) _____

    10. As he (do) _______a lot of work that day he (be) _________very tired.

I. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Perfect or Past Simple.
0. I ............went....... (go) to the shop for some bread, but they .......had sold out...... (sell out).
20. The meeting..................................... (finish) by the time I ..................................... (get) there.
21. I ..................................... (invite) Tim to dinner, but he ..................................... (already arrange)
to do something else.
22. When I ..................................... (get) to the airport, I realised I ..................................... (forget) my
passport.
23. Erica..................................... (ask) me to go to Spain with her, but I ..................................... (already
book) a holiday in Italy.
24. I..................................... (see) Gary Dale when I ..................................... (be) in town. I
..................................... (not see) him for ten years!

I. Put the verb in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Perfect:
1.   They (go)..........home after they (finish)..........their work
2.   She said that she (already, see)..........Dr. Rice
3.   After taking a bath, he (go)..........to bed
4.   He told me he (not / eat)..........such kind of food before
5.   When he came to the stadium, the match (already / begin)..........
6.   Before she (watch)..........TV, she (do)..........homework
7.   What (be)..........he when he (be)..........young?
8.   After they (go).........., I (sit)..........down and (rest)..........
9.   Yesterday, john (go)..........to the store before he (g0)..........home.
10. She (win)..........the gold medal in 1986
11. Our teacher (tell)..........us yesterday that he (visit)..........England in 1970

III. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Perfect or Past Simple.
0. I ............went....... (go) to the shop for some bread, but they .......had sold out...... (sell out).
20. The meeting..................................... (finish) by the time I ..................................... (get) there.
21. I ..................................... (invite) Tim to dinner, but he ..................................... (already arrange)
to do something else.
22. When I ..................................... (get) to the airport, I realised I ..................................... (forget) my
passport.
23. Erica..................................... (ask) me to go to Spain with her, but I ..................................... (already
book) a holiday in Italy.
24. I..................................... (see) Gary Dale when I ..................................... (be) in town. I
..................................... (not see) him for ten years!