The document provides examples of verbs in the past simple and past perfect tenses. For the past simple, the verbs are provided in base form and the reader is asked to provide the past simple form. For the past perfect, the verbs are provided in past participle form and the reader is asked to provide the past participle. There are 25 examples for each tense.
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Past Perfect and Past Simple
The document provides examples of verbs in the past simple and past perfect tenses. For the past simple, the verbs are provided in base form and the reader is asked to provide the past simple form. For the past perfect, the verbs are provided in past participle form and the reader is asked to provide the past participle. There are 25 examples for each tense.
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PAST SIMPLE
Make the past simple:
1. She _________________ (bring) some chocolates to the party. 2. 2. I _________________ (hear) a new song on the radio. 3. 3. I _________________ (read) three books last week. 4. 4. They _________________ (speak) French to the waitress. 5. 5. He _________________ (understand) during the class, but now he doesn't understand. 6. 6. I _________________ (forget) to buy some milk. 7. 7. She _________________ (have) a baby in June. 8. 8. You _________________ (lose) your keys last week. 9. 9. They _________________ (swim) 500m. 10. 10. I _________________ (give) my mother a CD for Christmas. 11. 11. At the age of 23, she _________________ (become) a doctor. 12. 12. I _________________ (know) the answer yesterday. 13. 13. He _________________ (tell) me that he lived in Toronto. 14. 14. We _________________ (lend) John £200. 15. 15. She _________________ (drink) too much coffee yesterday. 16. 16. The children _________________ (sleep) in the car. 17. 17. He _________________ (keep) his promise. 18. 18. I _________________ (choose) the steak for dinner. 19. 19. The film _________________ (begin) late. 20. 20. We _________________ (fly) to Sydney. 21. 21. They _________________ (drive) to Beijing. 22. 22. He _________________ (teach) English at the University. 23. 23. I _________________ (send) you an e-mail earlier. 24. 24. We _________________ (leave) the house at 7 a.m.. 25. 25. He _________________ (feel) terrible after eating the prawns.
PAST PERFECT
Make the past participle of the verb:
Julie wasn’t at home, she had _____________________ (go) to the shops. 2. We’ve already _____________________ (have) lunch. 3. This was the first time she had _____________________ (do) her homework 4. They have _____________________ (begin) painting the living room. 5. We have _____________________ (keep) this secret for three years. 6. He has never _____________________ (drive) a motorbike before. 7. I have _____________________ (be) sick all week. 8. By the time we arrived, the children had _____________________ (eat) all the chocolate. 9. The books had _____________________ (fall) off the table, and were all over the floor. 10. “Are you okay?” “ I’ve _____________________ (feel) better.” 11. I ‘d _____________________ (lend) my umbrella to John, so I got wet. 12. I've been looking for ages, but I haven't _____________________ (find) my keys yet. 13. The birds have _____________________ (fly) south for the winter. 14. She has finally _____________________ (come). 15. Don't worry, we haven't _____________________ (forget) about the meeting. 16. It had _____________________ (become) very cold, so we went inside. 17. You have _____________________ (buy) a lot of new clothes recently. 18. I'd _____________________ (get) a lovely new bike for my birthday, so I was keen to try it. + 19. She'd _____________________ (bring) a cake to the party, but we didn't eat it. 20. Have you _____________________ (choose) your university yet? 21. Have you ever _____________________ (drink) Turkish coffee? 22. I've _____________________ (give) some money to Julia. 23. Had you _____________________ (hear) of this band before you came to the USA? 24. She has _____________________ (know) about the problem for three months. 25. Why has John _____________________ (leave) already? Make the past participle: 1. She has never _____________________ (let) her daughter have a boyfriend. 2. 2. Have you already _____________________ (read) today's newspaper? 3. 3. The house has been _____________________ (sell). 4. 4. He has _____________________ (lose) his wallet again. 5. 5. I have _____________________ (write) three essays this week. 6. 6. That clock was _____________________ (make) in Switzerland. 7. 7. He had _____________________ (run) 6 miles when he hurt his ankle. 8. 8. I have never _____________________ (see) such a beautiful view. 9. 9. He has _____________________ (teach) hundreds of students during his career. 10. 10. Have you ever _____________________ (meet) a famous person? 11. 11. Because she hadn't _____________________ (pay) the bill, the electricity went off. 12. 12. They have _____________________ (send) Christmas cards to all their friends. 13. 13. Where have we _____________________ (put) the car keys? 14. 14. We have never _____________________ (sing) in public before. 15. 15. She had _____________________ (wear) her blue dress many times. 16. 16. John had never _____________________ (speak) English before he came to London. 17. Why have you _____________________ (stand) up? Are we leaving? 17. 18. Have you ever _____________________ (swim) in the Atlantic Ocean? 18. 19. It had _____________________ (take) three hours to reach the station, so they missed the train. 19. 20. I have never _____________________ (say) that I didn't love you. 20. 21. David jumped into the air. He had _____________________ (sit) on a drawing pin. 21. 22. The weatherman had _____________________ (tell) us it would be sunny, but it rained all day. 22. 23. I'm sorry I'm so tired. I haven't _____________________ (sleep). 23. 24. Have you _____________________ (think) about changing jobs? 24. 25. He’d thought he had _____________________ (understand) the problem, but now he realised he had made a mistake.