Quiz: Past Simple vs Past Perfect - Test

Question 1

When I arrived at the cinema, the film ___.

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had started

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started

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has started

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starts

Question 2

She ___ the door and walked inside.

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opened

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had opened

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has opened

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opens

Question 3

I was sure I ___ him before.

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had seen

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saw

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have seen

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see

Question 4

After he ___ his homework, he went to bed.

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had finished

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finished

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has finished

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finishes

Question 5

When we got to the station, the train was still there. It ___.

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hadn't left

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didn't leave

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hasn't left

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wasn't leaving

Question 6

He felt sick because he ___ too much chocolate.

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had eaten

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ate

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has eaten

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eats

Question 7

I ___ breakfast when the phone rang.

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was having

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had

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had had

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have

Question 8

By the time the doctor arrived, the patient ___.

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had died

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died

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has died

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dies

Question 9

She ___ in London before she moved to New York.

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had lived

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lived

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has lived

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lives

Question 10

We couldn't get into the house because I ___ the key.

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had lost

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lost

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have lost

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lose

Question 11

Who ___ (you / speak) to when I saw you?

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were you speaking

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did you speak

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had you spoken

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have you spoken

Question 12

The grass was yellow because it ___ all summer.

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hadn't rained

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didn't rain

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hasn't rained

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wasn't raining

Question 13

Before 2020, I ___ never ___ sushi.

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had / eaten

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did / eat

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have / eaten

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was / eating

Question 14

He asked me for her number, but I ___ it.

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had lost

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lost

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have lost

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lose

Question 15

When he ___ (see) the bear, he ran away.

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saw

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had seen

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has seen

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was seeing

Question 16

It was the most beautiful painting I ___.

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had ever seen

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ever saw

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have ever seen

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saw ever

Question 17

I ___ (wash) the dishes and sat down.

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washed

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had washed

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was washing

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wash

Question 18

She was angry because he ___ (forgot) her birthday.

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had forgotten

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forgot

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has forgotten

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forgets

Question 19

___ (you / finish) the report before the meeting started?

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Had you finished

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Did you finish

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Have you finished

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Were you finishing

Question 20

Yesterday I ___ (wake up) late.

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woke up

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had woken up

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have woken up

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was waking up