Past Perfect 2 - An English-Zone.Com Quiz

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Simple Past / Past Perfect

RULE: When you have a choice between past perfect or simple past,
the past perfect event happened first in time.

-EXAMPLE-
FIRST: The thief spent the money.
THEN: The police caught the thief.

The thief had spent the money before the police caught him.
OR: Before the police caught the thief, he had spent the money.

"had spent" tells us that event happened first in time.

Past perfect key words: already, yet

1. After Diego ____ lunch, he ____ to some music for a while.
What happened first in time? -Diego ate lunch. -Diego listened to some music.		A) finished / had listened B) had finished / listened C) finished / listened D) had finished / had listened


2. Peter ___ his homework when the phone ____ .
What happened first in time? -The phone rang. -Peter finished his homework.		A) had just finished / rang B) had just finished / had rung C) just finished / rang D) just finished / had rung


3. I ___ anything because the doctor ___ me an injection for the pain before he started working on me.
What happened first in time? -I got an injection. -I didn't feel anything.		A) didn't feel / gave B) hadn't felt / had given C) didn't feel / had given D) hadn't felt / gave


4. The streets ___ wet yesterday because it ____ early in the morning.
What happened first in time? -The streets were wet. -It rained.		A) had been / rained B) were / rained C) had been / had rained D) were / had rained


5. When Danny and Cecelia ___ , they ___ each other for two weeks.
What happened first in time? -They got married. -They knew each other.		A) had gotten married / only knew B) had gotten married / had only known C) got married / had only known D) got married / only knew


6. Lee's manager ____ to convince him to stay, but he ____ to quit.
What happened first in time? -His manager talked to him. -He decided to quit.		A) tried / had already decided B) had tried / had already decided C) had tried / already decided D) tried / already decided


7) Jennifer ____ in several other cities when she _____ to move to New York City.
What happened first in time? -She decided to move. -She lived in many cities.		A) lived / decided B) lived / had decided C) had lived / decided D) had lived / had decided


8) Elena _____ her bicycle for only a short time before somebody_____ it.
What happened first in time? -She had a bicycle. -The bike was stolen.		A) had had / stole B) had had / had stolen C) had / stole D) had / had stolen


9. I ___ sick for several days, so I ___ to see the doctor.
What happened first in time? -I went to the doctor. -I felt sick.		A) had felt / had gone B) felt / had gone C) felt / went D) had felt / went


10. The movie ____ by the time we ____ to the theater.
What happened first in time? -We got to the theater -The movie started.		A) had already started / had gotten B) already started / gotten C) had already started / got D) already started / had gotten


	You have correct answers out of 10.