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Gramática da Língua Inglesa Past Simple v. Past Perfect Simple
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets, using the Past Simple or the Past
Perfect Simple.

Example:
When I got (get) home, I realised (realise) I had left (leave) my sunglasses in the office.

1. When I …………………… (arrive) at the station, the train ……………………

(already, leave).

2. We …………………… (thank) the couple for everything they ……………………

(do) to help save our daughter.

3. As soon as I …………………… (hear) the voice, I …………………… (realise) I

…………………… (meet) the person before.

4. I …………………… (go) to the shop to buy the shirt I …………………… (see) the
day before.

5. I ………………… (return) the book when I …………………… (finish) reading it.

6. I …………………… (not go) to bed until the film …………………… (finish).

7. The test …………………… (be) difficult because I …………………… (not study).

8. When Mr Smith …………………… (retire), he …………………… (run) the

company for over forty years.

9. When I last …………………… (speak) to her, she still ……………………

(not finish) her assignment.

10. We …………………… (apologise) for the inconvenience we ……………………

(cause).

11. Our exam results …………………… (be) much better than we ……………………
(expect).

12. We …………………… (go) to the cinema as soon as we ……………………(have)

dinner.

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Past or Past Perfect Tense – Simple: Fill in the correct form.

1. Mary ___________________ (give) me Tony's address before she left.

2. When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film ___________________ (already, start).
3. Before we reached the station we saw that we ___________________ (lose) our way.
4. All the tickets ___________________ (be) sold before the concert began.
5. They took a shower after they ___________________ (finish) the game.
6. I asked Mr Green how many books he ___________________ (read)
7. Mum asked me why I ___________________ (not tidy) up my room.
8. Bob was sorry that he ___________________ (told) me the story.
9. Alan watched TV after he ___________________ (have) lunch.
10. The sun ___________________ (shine) yesterday after it ___________________ (be) cold for many
weeks.
11. Uncle David ___________________ (go) to the doctor after he ___________________ (be) ill for a
month.
12. Before the police ___________________ (catch) the thief, he ___________________ (steal) two
more watches.
13. Mum once ___________________ (paint) a picture although she ___________________ (never,
learn) it.
14. I ___________________ (not tell) my teacher that my mum ___________________ (help) me with
my homework.
15. I ___________________ (be) very angry when I ___________________ (see) that my brother
___________________ (eat) my apple.
16. The bike ___________________ (be) much more expensive than he ___________________ (think)
at first.
17. Dad ___________________ (drive) me home after I ___________________ (fall) into the water.
18. Marion ___________________ (ask) me what ___________________ (happen) to me last week.
19. We ___________________ (eat) two Big Macs before we ___________________ (go) home.
20. Paul ___________________ (not say) that he ___________________ (take) Albert's watch.
21. The days ___________________ (become) colder after it ___________________ (snow).
22. Martin ___________________ (tell) me that he ___________________ (be) in London.
23. I ___________________ (feel) great after I ___________________ (pass) the exam.
24. It ___________________ (be) Freddy who ___________________ (clean) the room.
25. When I ___________________ (get) off the bike I ___________________ (see) that one of those
tires ___________________ (lose) air.
26. I ___________________ (be) sorry that I ___________________ (not be) nicer to him.
27. Nobody ___________________ (come) to the meeting because Angela ___________________
(forget) to tell them about it.
28. I know that I ___________________ (see) her somewhere before.
29. Because she ___________________ (not check) the oil for so long, the car ___________________
(break) down.
30. She couldn't find the book that I ___________________ (lend) her.
31. They never ___________________ (never find) where he ___________________ (hide) the money.
32. It was a firm that I ___________________ (never hear) of.
33. When she ___________________ (come ) in we all knew where she ___________________ (be)
34. The lesson ___________________ (already start) when I ___________________ (arrive).
35. When I ___________________ (get) to the park I found out that I ___________________ (lose) my
keys.
36. She told me that she ___________________ (work) in Germany.
37. When he ___________________ (paint) the kitchen he ___________________ (decide) to have a
rest.
38. After I ___________________ (finish) the report, I saw that it ___________________ (be) too late.
 PAST SIMPLE vs PAST PERFECT

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the
verbs in brackets.

1.- My aunt flew to Paris last year. She __________ (never /

go) on a plane before that.
2.- We didn’t need to queue because my wife __________
(already / buy) the tickets
3.- The thieves had already spent the money when the police
_________ (catch) them.
4.- Helen ________ (split up) with John before she met Paul.
5.- We ________ (know) her address because she _______ (tell) us.
6.- The children _________ (not eat) for days so they ___________
(be) extremely hungry.
7.- Everyone ___________ (hug) each other after they __________
(finish) their exams.
8.- She didn’t want to go to the cinema because she ___________
(already / see) the film.
9.- I ________ (just / buy) a dress when a thief _______ (steal) my
bag.
10.- My niece _________ (go) to London three times by the time
she _________ (be) sixteen.
11.- My students ________ (raise) some money after they ________
(see) a documentary on TV about Africa.
12.- It was half past three and we still _________ (not / eat) lunch.
13.- Our teacher ________ (give) us extra homework because we
___________ (not finish) our essays.
14.- My father _________ (lose) his glasses and he couldn’t read the
newspaper.
15.- The car stopped because we __________ (run) out of
petrol.
16.- He __________ (feel) very ill because he
__________ (not sleep) well.
17.- By the time I met John, he ___________ (leave)
college.
18.- When I _________ (ask) her to help me, she ________ (agree).
19.- I thought I _________ (read) that book before, but I hadn’t.
20.- I knew I __________ (see) her somewhere before.
21.- I was sure I __________ (not lock) the door.
22.- When we ___________ (get) home my wife realized she
__________ (lose) her purse.
23.- When we arrived at my parent’s house, they ________ (leave)
24.- After I _________ (buy) my new computer, I discovered that I
___________ (not have) enough money.
25.- The Vikings ________ (sail) to North America a thousand years
ago.