O-Exercises: Past simple and Past Perfect Tenses

1. By the time the fire fighters ……………., the fire ……………… many huts.

arrived, destroyed

had arrived, destroyed

arrived, had destroyed

2. He was not …………….. to write the exam, because he ……………….. his hall ticket.

permitted, did not bring

permitted, had not brought

permitted, has not brought

3. Long before the chief guest ………………., the invitees …………….. .

had arrived, had assembled

arrived, assembled

arrived, had assembled

4. I wish you …………….. your application in time.

sent

have sent

had sent

5. The police …………… the thief. They ……………. for him for two months.

caught, looked

had caught, had been looking

caught, had been looking

6. If they ………………. the Principal, he would have helped them.

met

have met

had met

7. I ……………….. to him, as I ………………… to him formally.

have not spoken, was not introduced

did not speak, was not introduced

had not spoken, was not introduced

8. By the time we ………….. the station, the train …………… .

had reached, had left

reached, left

reached, had left

9. If Balu ………….. the secretary earlier, he …………… him a job.

see, would give

saw, would have given

had seen, would have given

10. If Raju ……………. in our team, we ……………. .

were, would win

were, would have won

were, will win