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Grammar Quiz - Past Simple and Past Perfect

Past Simple and Past Perfect

Fill in the gaps with the most appropriate option.

1 / 14

Peter said he _______ the writing assignment the day before.

finished

finishes

had finished

has finished

2 / 14

I caught a cold after I had spent a night by the river. If I _________ a scarf with me, I would not have fallen ill.

brought

bring

had brought

have brought

3 / 14

If I ________ a beggar, I would not be able to survive.

was

were

had been

have been

4 / 14

Last night when he _________ home, he realised that he _________ his phone.

had got, had forgotten

had got, forgot

got, forgot

got, had forgotten

5 / 14

My roommate _________ my reader last week.

have borrowed

had borrowed

borrow

borrowed

6 / 14

When I _________ home last night, I noticed that John __________ a candlelight dinner. How sweet he was!

arrived, prepared

arrived, had prepared

had arrived, prepared

had arrived, had prepared

7 / 14

I _________ in Sierra Leone in the middle of August. I was really hot there!

have arrived

had arrived

arrived

arrive

8 / 14

I _________ into my ex-colleague in Bolton last week.

bump

bumped

had bumped

have bumped

9 / 14

After Stephen _________ his vacation in Spain, he wanted to learn Spanish.

have spent

had spent

spent

spends

10 / 14

I was not able to use my phone last Thursday because I _________ to pay the bill.

forgot

forget

have forgotten

had forgotten

11 / 14

The children __________ revising for the science test by 9:00 pm yesterday.

did not finish

was not finishing

had not finished

has not finished

12 / 14

The plant was dead because it ____________ all summer.

had not been watered

has not been watered

was not watered

were not watered

13 / 14

When I arrived at the cinema, the movie ___________ already.

had started

has started

started

starts

14 / 14

When I _______________ young, I used to drink a coke every day, but now I don't do so anymore.

was

were

was being

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