1. Simple Past or Past Perfect
Completa las oraciones utilizando el PASADO SIMPLE O PASADO PERFECTO:
1) When the firefighters _______________ (arrive), the building_______________
(already, burn) down.
2) By the time I _______________ (start) my meal, my brother _______________ (already
finish) his.
3) I _______________ (not / go) with them as I _______________ (be) there before.
4) I was so tired because I_______________ (go) to bed late the previous night.
5) By the time I _______________ (finish) my homework, the match _______________
(already start).
6) The teacher got angry with her because Diana _______________ (not / do) her
homework.
7) I couldn’t do well in the exam as I _______________ (not / study) enough.
8) When Ted _______________ (come) out of the café, he realized that someone
_______________ (steal) his car.
9) Last year I ________ (spend) my holiday in Las Vegas.
10) I _______________ (graduate) from high school in 1998.
2. Provee el tiempo verbal (SIMPLE PAST OR PAST PERFECT) más adecuado en los espacios de las
siguientes oraciones:
1. ________________ they _______________ (know) each other for a long time before
they ___________________ (get) married?
2. He ___________________ (arrive) at the hotel by the time it ___________________
(get) dark.
3. By the time my father ___________________ (get) to his office, his colleagues
___________________ (already / leave).
4. Larry ___________________ (already / finish) his assignment before I
___________________ (finish) mine.
5. By the time the police ___________________ (arrive) at the crime scene, the suspects
___________________ (run away).
6. When I got to school, I remembered that I ___________________ (forget) my books at
home.
7. He knew he ___________________ (win) that competition by chance.
8. After they ___________________ (attend) the course for three months, they
___________________ (have) more self-confidence in last year’s trip to London.
9. He ___________________ (have to) lie in bed for two months because he
___________________ (break) his leg.
10. By the time Tina ___________________ (graduate) from school, she
___________________ (already / turn) 18.
Simple Past or Past Perfect
3. Combina las siguientes oraciones utilizando: AFTER / BEFORE:
1. My mother took her raincoat. She left home.
(before)___________________________________________________________
2. Frank invited me to his birthday. I went out to buy a present.
(after)___________________________________________________________
3. I did my homework. I watched TV.
(before)___________________________________________________________
4. Sarah washed her hands. She had dinner.
(after)___________________________________________________________
5. The boys bought a toy car. They played with that all day.
(after)___________________________________________________________
6. My mother cleaned everywhere. The guests came.
(after)___________________________________________________________
7. He added some more salt in his soup. He drank it.
(before)___________________________________________________________
8. I drove my son to school. I went to work.
(after)___________________________________________________________
9. The students sat down. The teacher came in.
(before)___________________________________________________________
10. I switched off my phone. The plane took off.
(after)___________________________________________________________
Simple Past or Past Perfect
4. 1. My mother _____________________ (worry) a lot about me before she
_____________________ (hear) that I was safe with my friends.
2. I didn’t like Romania; It _____________________ (be) much smaller than I
_____________________ (expect).
3. By the time the firefighters ____________________(arrive) the apartment
__________________(already / burn) down.
4. They _____________________ (go) to the cinema after they _____________________
(finish) their dinner.
5. She ______________ just _____________ (enter) the room when Jason
_____________________ (walk) in.
6. His mother wanted to know why he _____________________ (not / do) his homework the
previous day.
7. After he _____________________ (work) for the software company for two years he
_____________________ (decide) to give it up.
8. When I _____________________ (arrive) at the station the train _____________ already
_____________(leave).
9. We _____________________ (live) in Italy before we _____________________ (move)
to Spain.
10. By the time the meeting _____________________(finish), they
_____________________ (leave) the room.
Simple Past or Past Perfect
Provee el tiempo verbal (SIMPLE PAST OR PAST PERFECT) más adecuado en los espacios de las
siguientes oraciones:
