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 passport.

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

5 John (to clean) the kitchen so Susan was very pleased to (to see) that .

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 from her holiday, the flat was a mess. John (to have) a party.

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