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Past Simple or Past Perfect
Worksheet 1
Supply a suitable SIMPLE PAST or PAST PERFECT TENSE:
1. My mother _____________________ (worry) a lot about me before she
_____________________ (hear) that was safe with my frien!s.
2. !i!n"t like #omania$ t _____________________ (be) much smaller than
_____________________ (e%pect).
3. &y the time the firefighters ____________________(arri'e) the buil!ing
__________________(alrea!y ( burn) !own.
4. They _____________________ (go) to the cinema after they _____________________
(finish) their !inner.
. She ______________ )ust _____________ (enter) the room when the !oor
_____________________ (open) an! *ason _____________________ (enter).
!. +is mother wante! to know why he _____________________ (not ( stu!y) his lessons the
pre'ious !ay.
". ,fter he _____________________ (work) for the software company for two years he
_____________________ (!eci!e) to gi'e it up.
#. -hen _____________________ (arri'e) at the station the train _____________ alrea!y
_____________(lea'e).
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$. -e _____________________ (li'e) in taly before we _____________________ (mo'e)
to Spain.
1%. &y the time the meeting _____________________(finish)5 they
_____________________ (lea'e) the room.
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Past Simple or Past Perfect
Worksheet 1

A&s'ers:
1. My mother ha( 'orrie( a lot about me before she hear( that was safe with my frien!s.
2. !i!n"t like #omania$ it 'as much smaller than ha( e)pecte(
3. &y the time the firefighters arri*e( the buil!ing ha( alrea(+ ,-r&e( !own.
4. They 'e&t to the cinema after they ha( fi&ishe( their !inner.
. She ha( )ust e&tere( the room when the !oor ope&e( an! *ason e&tere(.
!. +is mother wante! to know why he ha(&.t st-(ie( his lessons the pre'ious !ay.
". ,fter he ha( 'orke( for the software company for two years he (eci(e( to gi'e it up.
#. -hen arri*e( at the station the train ha( alrea!y left.
$. -e ha( li*e( in taly before we mo*e( to Spain.
1%. &y the time the meeting fi&ishe(5 they ha( left the room.
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