Answer Sheet - Past Simple or Past Perfect?

This page displays the answers to the 'Past Simple or Past Perfect?' quiz.

Q1 - By the time we ____, everyone had left.

arrived

had arrived

Q2 - I _____ a long time ago.

finished

had finshed

Either could be used here.

Q3 - By that time, everybody ____ exhausted.

was

had been

Either could be used here.

Q4 - She told me she ____ it ages ago.

did

had done

Either could be used here.

Q5 - I ____ of it until you mentioned it.

didn't hear

hadn't heard

Q6 - I ____ enough time to finish the exam.

didn't have

hadn't had

Either could be used here.

Q7 - If I ____, I'd have helped.

knew

had known

Either could be used here.

Q8 - If I ____, I'd tell you.

knew

had known

Either could be used here.

Q9 - No sooner ____ than I realised what was going on.

did I arrive

had I arrived

Either could be used here.

Q10 - Until last month, I _____ it before.

didn't try

hadn't tried

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