Past Simple and past perfect exercises

Fill in the verbs in the right tense: Past Perfect or Past Simple

Example: Pat ____ (to live) in London before he ____ (to move) to Rome.
Answer: Pat had lived in London before he moved to Rome.

1. After Fred (to spend) ....................... his holiday in Italy he (to want)
………………… to learn Italian.

2. Jill (to phone)………………… Dad at work before she (to leave)…………………for her trip.

3. Susan (to turn on)…………………the radio after she (to wash) …………………the dishes.

4. When she (to arrive)………………… the match already (to start)……………….

5. After the man (to come)………………… home he (to feed)………………… the cat.

6. Before he (to sing)………………… a song he (to play)………………… the guitar.

7. She (to watch)………………… a video after the children (to go)………………to bed.

8. After Eric (to make)………………… breakfast he (to phone)…………………his friend.

9. I (to be)…………………very tired because I (to study)…………………too much.

10. They (to ride)………………… their bikes before they (to meet)………………...their friends.

1. After Fred (to spend) ..had spend..................... his holiday in Italy he (to want)
……wanted…………… to learn Italian.


2. Jill (to phone)…had phoned……………… Dad at work before she (to leave)…left………………for her trip.

3. Susan (to turn on)…turned on………………the radio after she (to wash) had washed…………………the dishes.

4. When she (to arrive)…arrived……………… the match already (to start)…had started…………….

5. After the man (to come)…had come……………… home he (to feed)……fed…………… the cat.

6. Before he (to sing)……sang…………… a song he (to play)……had played…………… the guitar.

7. She (to watch)…watched……………… a video after the children (to go)…had gone……………to bed.

8. After Eric (to make)…had made………… breakfast he (to phone)…phoned………………his friend.


9. I (to be)……was……………very tired because I (to study) had studied…………………too much

10. They (to ride)…had ridden……………… their bikes before they (to meet)……met…………...their friends



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moslima khayoura wrote:

1. After Fred (to spend) ..had spend......... ............ his holiday in Italy he (to want)
……wanted……… …… to learn Italian.


2. Jill (to phone)…had phoned……… ……… Dad at work before she (to leave)…left……… ………for her trip.

3. Susan (to turn on)…turned on……… ………the radio after she (to wash) had washed……… …………the dishes.

4. When she (to arrive)…arrived…… ………… the match already (to start)…had started…… ……….

5. After the man (to come)…had come……… ……… home he (to feed)……fed…… ……… the cat.

6. Before he (to sing)……sang…… ……… a song he (to play)……had played…… ……… the guitar.

7. She (to watch)…watched……… ……… a video after the children (to go)…had gone…… ………to bed.

8. After Eric (to make)…had made… ……… breakfast he (to phone)…phoned……… ………his friend.


9. I (to be)……was…… ………very tired because I (to study) had studied………… ………too much

10. They (to ride)…had ridden…… ………… their bikes before they (to meet)……met… ………...their friends



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Hi Moslima,

Excellent work, but remember that the past tense of spend is spent

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amina6 wrote:

hello ...............
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Hi Amina,

I am here what's wrong?