used for actions and events completed in the past (I saw him yesterday.) signal words (signifying a definite time): yesterday, …….. ago, when …., last week/month/year, in 2018
habitual action in the past (She always walked to school.)
when to use the Past Perfect
for an action or event which was already completed before some point in the past. (I hadwashed the car.)
for a period which started in the past and which was continuing until a past point of reference or has only just finished (I hadbeen ill for a week when the antibiotics finally kicked in.)
to indicate the sequence of events in the past: we use the Past Perfect (had seen) to indicate that this action happened earlier than the Simple Past (told) (I told him yesterday I hadseen him on the train the day before.)
Exercises
Simple Past (he went) and Past Perfect (he had gone)
exercise 1: fill in the correct verb form of the simple past or the past perfect
exercise 2: fill in the correct verb form of the simple past or the past perfect
exercise 3: fill in the correct verb form of the simple past or the past perfect
exercise 4: fill in the correct verb form of the simple past or the past perfect
exercise 5: two exercises practising the use of the simple past and the past perfect
exercise 6: fill in the correct verb form of the simple past or the past perfect
exercise 7: choose the simple past or the past perfect
exercise 8: choose the simple past or the past perfect
exercise 9: choose the simple past or the past perfect
exercise 10: fill in the signal word and correct verb form of the simple past or the past perfect
exercise 11: fill in the correct verb form of the simple past or the past perfect
exercise 12: various exercises practising the use of the simple past and the past perfect
exercise 13: various exercises practising the use of the simple past and the past perfect
useful pages
exercises for practising the Simple Past ( I went)
exercises for practising the Past Perfect (I had gone)
exercises for practising irregular verbs (go – went – gone)
