Past perfect, present perfect or past simple

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An #esl task to practice using narrative #tenses. #grammar

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Questions 110

Answers

1
It looked like there ___________ a riot in the house. (to be)
was
had been
has been
2
How many times ____ you _________ skiing in childhood? (to go)
had been
did go
have been
3
I’m afraid you’re too late. All the tickets __________ sold. (to be)
have been
were
had been
4
I am only 40 and I __________ married three times already. (to be)
have been
had been
was
5
I didn’t learn much in the lesson because I ________ the topic the previous year. (to study)
studied
have studied
had studied
6
It’s nearly eleven o’clock and it still _____ not ________ dark. (to go)
has gone
did go
had gone
7
I ________ my driving test 6 times before I finally passed it. (to fail)
failed
had failed
have failed
8
I gave him a prize because he ________ hard all term.
worked
has worked
had worked
9
Van Gogh never ________ a painting in his life. (to sell)
has sold
sold
had sold
10
I live in London but I ____ never ________ inside Buckingham Palace. (to be)
was
had been
have been
11
When he asked me to marry him I ____ not _________ what to say. (to know)
had known
did know
have known
12
I _______ my mind three times before I decided what to study at university. (to change)
changed
had changed
have changed
13
When he died Van Gogh _____ never __________ any money from painting. (to make)
has made
had made
did make
14
How many jobs ____ you _________ when you were a student? (to have)
had had
have had
did have
15
I couldn’t ask my Dad for money because I __________ £100 already that week. (to borrow)
had borrowed
borrowed
have borrowed
16
We _________ to finish all the work a couple of days before the deadline. (to manage)
have managed
managed
had managed
17
I _____ not ________ the right guy yet but I’m only 24. It’s not too late! (to find)
had found
did find
have found
18
Before I got this computer I _____ never __________ a Mac. (to have)
had had
have had
had
19
We left at 11pm and the party still ____ not _______. (to finish)
did finish
had finished
has finished
20
How many competitions _____ he ________ this year? (to win)
did win
has won
had won
21
When I arrived all the food ___________ eaten. I was shocked! (to be)
had been
have been
was
22
Before I became an English teacher I ____ not _________ what the past perfect was. (to know)
had known
have known
did know
23
Before I called you I _______ the documents. (to check)
checked
have checked
had checked
24
I _____ not ________ anything yet but it’s only 2 o’clock. (to catch)
did catch
have caught
had caught
25
When Columbus found America he ____ not _________ that it was a new continent. (to know)
had known
did know
has known
26
When I got home I realised that I ___________ my keys at work. (to leave)
had left
have left
left
27
I went back to the house when I realised that I ___________ my umbrella. (to forget)
had forgotten
have forgotten
forgot
28
I ________ the company before I left school. (to found)
have founded
had founded
founded
29
My Aunt is sixty and she ____ never ________. (to marry)
has married
had married
married
30
I stopped reading because I ___________ enough to know that the book wasn't for me. (to read)
read
have read
had read
31
By the time I was nine I __________ to the USA three times. (to go)
had been
have been
went
32
I like most French food but I ____ never ________ snails. (to try)
have tried
tried
had tried
33
I still _____ not ________ the house today. (to leave)
left
have left
had left
34
When you called I ___________ to the shop already. (to go)
had been
went
have been
35
I _________ a few of my course mates online before we started university. (to meet)
have met
met
had met
36
Before I met my wife I _____ never __________ a girl. (to kiss)
had kissed
kissed
have kissed
37
I immediately guessed what ___________. (to happen)
has happened
had happened
happened
38
It’s the third day of the Olympics and the USA __________ 4 gold medals already. (to win)
had won
has won
won
39
We have been driving for half and hour and I ________ enough of the kids already. (to have)
had had
had
have had
40
When they asked me for my opinion I said that I ___ not _______ enough about it. (to know)
had known
have known
did know
41
Some runners were disqualified because they ____ not _________ the race in time. (to finish)
did finish
have finished
had finished
42
It was 3pm and we still ____ not ________ dinner, so we stopped at a cafe. (to have)
have had
had had
did have
43
I chose this phone because I ________ some positive reviews online. (to read)
read
have read
had read
44
How many times ____ you _________ to the North before you saw the Northern Lights? (to go)
did go
have been
had been
45
How long ____ you _________ online before you chose which phone to buy? (to spend)
have spent
did spend
had spent
46
Before I came home I ________ to the shop. (to go)
have been
went
had been
47
I __________ a lot of exercise recently. (to do)
have done
did
had done
48
I _____ not ________ yet because I am waiting for an answer from my boss. (to reply)
have replied
did reply
had replied
49
I __________ to six weddings this summer! (to go)
have been
had been
went
50
They still haven’t told me what _________. (to happen)
had happened
has happened
happened
51
I __________ some of my course mates already when I started university. (to meet)
met
have met
had met
52
I am full because I _________ so much. (to eat)
had eaten
ate
have eaten
53
I was surprised that the roads still ____ not _______ resurfaced when I went home. (to be)
had been
were
have been
54
When I got home I saw that the kids ___________ a mess in the living room. (to make)
have made
made
had made
55
I was excited about going to India because I _____ never __________ there before. (to go)
went
have been
had been
56
After 20 mins I gave up and called a taxi because the bus still ____ not _______. (to come)
had come
did come
have come
57
By the time I turned thirty I _________ a million dollars. (to earn)
had earned
earned
have earned
58
What ____ you _________ when you were on guard duty? (to see)
had seen
did see
have seen
59
He is dancing like a madman because he __________ too much. (to drink)
drank
had drunk
has drunk
60
Where _____ you ________ since I last saw you? (to go)
had been
have been
did go
61
The train __________ when I realised that I'd left my bag on the platform. (to leave)
left
have left
had left
62
I _________ a million dollars before my thirtieth birthday. (to earn)
earned
have earned
had earned
63
The weather __________ rubbish this year. (to be)
had been
was
has been
64
I am 21 and I ____ never ________ a girl. (to kiss)
kissed
have kissed
had kissed
65
I was really annoyed when the computer crashed because I ____ not _______ my work. (to save)
saved
had saved
have saved
66
I was annoyed because he told me the ending when I still ___ not _______ the book. (to finish)
have finished
had finished
did finish
67
We _____ not ________ to the beach yet because the weather has been so bad. (to go)
have gone
had gone
went
68
My Dad lent me £100 last month and he also _______ me £200 the month before. (to lend)
had lent
lent
has lent
69
I was really happy because I _____ just __________ out that I had got the job. (to find)
have found
had found
found
70
I ________ on about 20 wedding dresses before I found the right one. (to try)
tried
had tried
have tried
71
What _____ you ________ since I last saw you? (to do)
have done
had done
did do
72
I was so pleased to finally pass my driving test because I ___________ it 3 times. (to fail)
failed
have failed
had failed
73
When I got married I _____ never __________ with anyone. (to sleep)
slept
have slept
had slept
74
I live in England but I ____ never ________ to Liverpool. (to go)
had been
have been
went
75
When I left school I _____ never __________ a job. (to have)
had
have had
had had
76
I didn’t know that the rules ___________ so it wasn’t my fault. (to change)
has changed
had changed
changed
77
We have been waiting for ten minutes and the bus still _____ not ________ (to come)
has come
had come
did come
78
I didn’t learn anything new on the course because I ___________ it all before. (to hear)
had heard
have heard
heard
79
I _________ at quite a few venues before I chose where to have my party. (to look)
looked
had looked
have looked
80
I gave up because nobody ________ to help me. (to want)
wanted
had wanted
has wanted
81
When I asked they told me that nothing ___________. (to happen)
happened
had happened
have happened
82
Oh no! Jane __________ in the water! (to fall)
fell
had fallen
has fallen
83
I __________ him three times this week. (to see)
have seen
had seen
saw
84
I like reading but I ____ never ________ a book by Dostoevsky. (to finish)
had finished
have finished
finished
85
I __________ my application letter three times before I sent it. (to re-write)
had re-written
re-wrote
have re-written
86
When you called I still ____ not _______ to the shop. (to go)
have gone
did go
had gone
87
When ____ you _________ out about your illness? (to find)
did find
had found
have found
88
When he came back from camp he looked like he ___________ a month in the jungle. (to spend)
had spent
spent
has spent
89
I ________ to the USA three times before my ninth birthday. (to go)
had been
went
have been
90
When I arrived the match ___________ already. (to finish)
had finished
finished
have finished
91
I ___________ there three times before so it wasn’t very interesting. (to go)
had been
went
have been
92
We ________ a few drinks before we went out to the club. (to have)
have had
had
had had
93
FIFA gave the 2018 World Cup to Russia because it _____ never __________ it before. (to host)
had hosted
hosted
has hosted
94
I can’t believe that you __________ the task already. (to finish)
had finished
finished
have finished
95
When you called I ____ not _______ to the shop yet. (to go)
had gone
have gone
did go
96
The road was blocked because a truck __________ over. (to fall)
had fallen
fell
has fallen
97
I __________ my phone and I can’t find it anywhere. (to lose)
had lost
lost
have lost
98
I love football but I ____ never ________ a match at the national stadium. (to watch)
had watched
watched
have watched
99
I _____ not ________ to the theatre recently. (to go)
did go
had been
have been
100
What _____ you ________ with the TV remote? I can’t find it anywhere. (to do)
did do
have done
had done
101
My class __________ really hard this term. (to work)
had worked
worked
has worked
102
Look! John __________ a fish! (to catch)
has caught
caught
had caught
103
I can’t believe you ____ never ________ to Ireland! (to go)
have been
had been
went
104
I gave up because I ___________ everything and I still couldn't work out the answer. (to try)
have tried
had tried
tried
105
When their rivals scored again many fans left the stadium. They ___________ enough. (to see)
saw
had seen
have seen
106
I _____ never __________ there before so I took lots of photos. (to go)
went
had been
have been
107
I was really angry with him for being late because he ___________ to be on time. (to promise)
had promised
has promised
promised
108
There’s no food in the fridge because we __________ it all. (to eat)
had eaten
ate
have eaten
109
I am thirty years old and I ____ never ________ a car. (to drive)
drove
have driven
had driven
110
The teacher was angry because the students ____ not ______ to the party. (to come)
had done
did come
has come

Past perfect, present perfect or past simple Flashcards | StudBud

Past perfect, present perfect or past simple

110 termsStudBud Administration170 plays

An #esl task to practice using narrative #tenses. #grammar

Flashcards110 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 110

Answers

1
It looked like there ___________ a riot in the house. (to be)
was
had been
has been
2
How many times ____ you _________ skiing in childhood? (to go)
had been
did go
have been
3
I’m afraid you’re too late. All the tickets __________ sold. (to be)
have been
were
had been
4
I am only 40 and I __________ married three times already. (to be)
have been
had been
was
5
I didn’t learn much in the lesson because I ________ the topic the previous year. (to study)
studied
have studied
had studied
6
It’s nearly eleven o’clock and it still _____ not ________ dark. (to go)
has gone
did go
had gone
7
I ________ my driving test 6 times before I finally passed it. (to fail)
failed
had failed
have failed
8
I gave him a prize because he ________ hard all term.
worked
has worked
had worked
9
Van Gogh never ________ a painting in his life. (to sell)
has sold
sold
had sold
10
I live in London but I ____ never ________ inside Buckingham Palace. (to be)
was
had been
have been
11
When he asked me to marry him I ____ not _________ what to say. (to know)
had known
did know
have known
12
I _______ my mind three times before I decided what to study at university. (to change)
changed
had changed
have changed
13
When he died Van Gogh _____ never __________ any money from painting. (to make)
has made
had made
did make
14
How many jobs ____ you _________ when you were a student? (to have)
had had
have had
did have
15
I couldn’t ask my Dad for money because I __________ £100 already that week. (to borrow)
had borrowed
borrowed
have borrowed
16
We _________ to finish all the work a couple of days before the deadline. (to manage)
have managed
managed
had managed
17
I _____ not ________ the right guy yet but I’m only 24. It’s not too late! (to find)
had found
did find
have found
18
Before I got this computer I _____ never __________ a Mac. (to have)
had had
have had
had
19
We left at 11pm and the party still ____ not _______. (to finish)
did finish
had finished
has finished
20
How many competitions _____ he ________ this year? (to win)
did win
has won
had won
21
When I arrived all the food ___________ eaten. I was shocked! (to be)
had been
have been
was
22
Before I became an English teacher I ____ not _________ what the past perfect was. (to know)
had known
have known
did know
23
Before I called you I _______ the documents. (to check)
checked
have checked
had checked
24
I _____ not ________ anything yet but it’s only 2 o’clock. (to catch)
did catch
have caught
had caught
25
When Columbus found America he ____ not _________ that it was a new continent. (to know)
had known
did know
has known
26
When I got home I realised that I ___________ my keys at work. (to leave)
had left
have left
left
27
I went back to the house when I realised that I ___________ my umbrella. (to forget)
had forgotten
have forgotten
forgot
28
I ________ the company before I left school. (to found)
have founded
had founded
founded
29
My Aunt is sixty and she ____ never ________. (to marry)
has married
had married
married
30
I stopped reading because I ___________ enough to know that the book wasn't for me. (to read)
read
have read
had read
31
By the time I was nine I __________ to the USA three times. (to go)
had been
have been
went
32
I like most French food but I ____ never ________ snails. (to try)
have tried
tried
had tried
33
I still _____ not ________ the house today. (to leave)
left
have left
had left
34
When you called I ___________ to the shop already. (to go)
had been
went
have been
35
I _________ a few of my course mates online before we started university. (to meet)
have met
met
had met
36
Before I met my wife I _____ never __________ a girl. (to kiss)
had kissed
kissed
have kissed
37
I immediately guessed what ___________. (to happen)
has happened
had happened
happened
38
It’s the third day of the Olympics and the USA __________ 4 gold medals already. (to win)
had won
has won
won
39
We have been driving for half and hour and I ________ enough of the kids already. (to have)
had had
had
have had
40
When they asked me for my opinion I said that I ___ not _______ enough about it. (to know)
had known
have known
did know
41
Some runners were disqualified because they ____ not _________ the race in time. (to finish)
did finish
have finished
had finished
42
It was 3pm and we still ____ not ________ dinner, so we stopped at a cafe. (to have)
have had
had had
did have
43
I chose this phone because I ________ some positive reviews online. (to read)
read
have read
had read
44
How many times ____ you _________ to the North before you saw the Northern Lights? (to go)
did go
have been
had been
45
How long ____ you _________ online before you chose which phone to buy? (to spend)
have spent
did spend
had spent
46
Before I came home I ________ to the shop. (to go)
have been
went
had been
47
I __________ a lot of exercise recently. (to do)
have done
did
had done
48
I _____ not ________ yet because I am waiting for an answer from my boss. (to reply)
have replied
did reply
had replied
49
I __________ to six weddings this summer! (to go)
have been
had been
went
50
They still haven’t told me what _________. (to happen)
had happened
has happened
happened
51
I __________ some of my course mates already when I started university. (to meet)
met
have met
had met
52
I am full because I _________ so much. (to eat)
had eaten
ate
have eaten
53
I was surprised that the roads still ____ not _______ resurfaced when I went home. (to be)
had been
were
have been
54
When I got home I saw that the kids ___________ a mess in the living room. (to make)
have made
made
had made
55
I was excited about going to India because I _____ never __________ there before. (to go)
went
have been
had been
56
After 20 mins I gave up and called a taxi because the bus still ____ not _______. (to come)
had come
did come
have come
57
By the time I turned thirty I _________ a million dollars. (to earn)
had earned
earned
have earned
58
What ____ you _________ when you were on guard duty? (to see)
had seen
did see
have seen
59
He is dancing like a madman because he __________ too much. (to drink)
drank
had drunk
has drunk
60
Where _____ you ________ since I last saw you? (to go)
had been
have been
did go
61
The train __________ when I realised that I'd left my bag on the platform. (to leave)
left
have left
had left
62
I _________ a million dollars before my thirtieth birthday. (to earn)
earned
have earned
had earned
63
The weather __________ rubbish this year. (to be)
had been
was
has been
64
I am 21 and I ____ never ________ a girl. (to kiss)
kissed
have kissed
had kissed
65
I was really annoyed when the computer crashed because I ____ not _______ my work. (to save)
saved
had saved
have saved
66
I was annoyed because he told me the ending when I still ___ not _______ the book. (to finish)
have finished
had finished
did finish
67
We _____ not ________ to the beach yet because the weather has been so bad. (to go)
have gone
had gone
went
68
My Dad lent me £100 last month and he also _______ me £200 the month before. (to lend)
had lent
lent
has lent
69
I was really happy because I _____ just __________ out that I had got the job. (to find)
have found
had found
found
70
I ________ on about 20 wedding dresses before I found the right one. (to try)
tried
had tried
have tried
71
What _____ you ________ since I last saw you? (to do)
have done
had done
did do
72
I was so pleased to finally pass my driving test because I ___________ it 3 times. (to fail)
failed
have failed
had failed
73
When I got married I _____ never __________ with anyone. (to sleep)
slept
have slept
had slept
74
I live in England but I ____ never ________ to Liverpool. (to go)
had been
have been
went
75
When I left school I _____ never __________ a job. (to have)
had
have had
had had
76
I didn’t know that the rules ___________ so it wasn’t my fault. (to change)
has changed
had changed
changed
77
We have been waiting for ten minutes and the bus still _____ not ________ (to come)
has come
had come
did come
78
I didn’t learn anything new on the course because I ___________ it all before. (to hear)
had heard
have heard
heard
79
I _________ at quite a few venues before I chose where to have my party. (to look)
looked
had looked
have looked
80
I gave up because nobody ________ to help me. (to want)
wanted
had wanted
has wanted
81
When I asked they told me that nothing ___________. (to happen)
happened
had happened
have happened
82
Oh no! Jane __________ in the water! (to fall)
fell
had fallen
has fallen
83
I __________ him three times this week. (to see)
have seen
had seen
saw
84
I like reading but I ____ never ________ a book by Dostoevsky. (to finish)
had finished
have finished
finished
85
I __________ my application letter three times before I sent it. (to re-write)
had re-written
re-wrote
have re-written
86
When you called I still ____ not _______ to the shop. (to go)
have gone
did go
had gone
87
When ____ you _________ out about your illness? (to find)
did find
had found
have found
88
When he came back from camp he looked like he ___________ a month in the jungle. (to spend)
had spent
spent
has spent
89
I ________ to the USA three times before my ninth birthday. (to go)
had been
went
have been
90
When I arrived the match ___________ already. (to finish)
had finished
finished
have finished
91
I ___________ there three times before so it wasn’t very interesting. (to go)
had been
went
have been
92
We ________ a few drinks before we went out to the club. (to have)
have had
had
had had
93
FIFA gave the 2018 World Cup to Russia because it _____ never __________ it before. (to host)
had hosted
hosted
has hosted
94
I can’t believe that you __________ the task already. (to finish)
had finished
finished
have finished
95
When you called I ____ not _______ to the shop yet. (to go)
had gone
have gone
did go
96
The road was blocked because a truck __________ over. (to fall)
had fallen
fell
has fallen
97
I __________ my phone and I can’t find it anywhere. (to lose)
had lost
lost
have lost
98
I love football but I ____ never ________ a match at the national stadium. (to watch)
had watched
watched
have watched
99
I _____ not ________ to the theatre recently. (to go)
did go
had been
have been
100
What _____ you ________ with the TV remote? I can’t find it anywhere. (to do)
did do
have done
had done
101
My class __________ really hard this term. (to work)
had worked
worked
has worked
102
Look! John __________ a fish! (to catch)
has caught
caught
had caught
103
I can’t believe you ____ never ________ to Ireland! (to go)
have been
had been
went
104
I gave up because I ___________ everything and I still couldn't work out the answer. (to try)
have tried
had tried
tried
105
When their rivals scored again many fans left the stadium. They ___________ enough. (to see)
saw
had seen
have seen
106
I _____ never __________ there before so I took lots of photos. (to go)
went
had been
have been
107
I was really angry with him for being late because he ___________ to be on time. (to promise)
had promised
has promised
promised
108
There’s no food in the fridge because we __________ it all. (to eat)
had eaten
ate
have eaten
109
I am thirty years old and I ____ never ________ a car. (to drive)
drove
have driven
had driven
110
The teacher was angry because the students ____ not ______ to the party. (to come)
had done
did come
has come