Tense Comparison exercises — Set 6: Past Simple vs Past Perfect (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 15 min
When I arrived at the station, the train already .
She dinner before her husband came home.
After he the email, he turned off the computer.
I never such a beautiful sunset before that day.
By the time we got to the cinema, the film .
I realized I my wallet at home.
She to Paris twice before she moved there.
When I woke up, the snow .
After the guests , we cleaned the house.
He didn't know her name because they never before.
I the report by the time the meeting started.
The children asleep before their parents came home.
I just eating when the phone rang.
She was very upset because she her job.
Before I to bed, I checked all the doors.
The thief by the time the police arrived.
I already breakfast when you called me.
She looked different because she her hair.
After we lunch, we went for a walk.
When I got home, I discovered that someone into my flat.
Tense Comparison exercises online (Worksheet)
Learn to express the sequence of past events by using Past Perfect for the earlier action and Past Simple for the later action. Master the use of 'before', 'after', 'when', 'by the time', and 'already'.