Past Simple and Past Perfect – Statements – Exercise

Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense – Past Perfect or Past Simple.

1 When John(to arrive) home we(already/ to eat).

2 The train(to leave) 5 minutes before we(to get) to the station.

3 When I(to get) to the airport I discovered I(to forget) my ticket.

4 I (to open) my handbag to find that I (to leave) my purse at home.

5 John (to clean) the flat, so Susan (to be) happy.

6 I (to know) my wife for six months when we (to get) married.

7 When I (to open) the curtains the ground was white. It (to snow) during the night.

8 I (to have) a cup of coffee before I (to tidy) the flat.

9 When Susan (to get) home, the flat was a mess. John (to have) a party.

10 Sean (to feel) ill because he (to drink) too much at the party.