Present Perfect or Past Simple – Worksheet from EnglishCurrent.com
A. Past Perfect or Past Simple
1. I left my office and then __________________________ (take) a taxi home.
2. I failed my test because I __________________________ (not/study).
3. The airplane departed by 8 p.m. and __________________________ (arrive) in Toronto three hours
later.
4. I didn’t order food, so I __________________________ (not/pay).
5. I didn’t order food because I __________________________ (forgot) my wallet.
6. By the time I got to the party, my friends __________________________ (left). I missed them.
7. By the year 2005, her parents __________________________ (divorce).
8. In 2000, her parents __________________________ (fall) in love.
9. She __________________________ (not/see) snow until she moved to Canada.
B. Write Both Verb Tenses. Use the Past Perfect for the earliest action.
1. I __________________________ (sleep) in my car last night because my wife __________________________
(lose) my house keys.
2. The young man __________________________ (be) in the police station because he
__________________________ (stole) some money.
3. By 2010, the business __________________________ (make) over 10 million dollars.
4. John’s wife __________________________ (be) mad at him because he had told her she
__________________________ (gain) weight.
5. Until Ken found this webpage, he __________________________ (not study) the past perfect.
6. I __________________________ (lose) my job because I __________________________ (be) late to work several
times.
7. She __________________________ (be) sick because she __________________________ (eat) some
undercooked chicken.
8. I __________________________ (can/not/find) my bicycle last night because someone
__________________________ (steal) it.
C. Past Simple, Past Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Progressive
1. I __________________________ (study) for 5 years, so I was tired.
2. I __________________________ (love) her until I __________________________ (find) out that she
__________________________ (cheat) on me for a year.
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