Quiz: Past Simple or Past Perfect?

This is a intermediate-level quiz containing 10 multichoice quiz questions from our 'past tenses' category. Simply answer all questions and press the 'Grade Me' button to see your score. This exercise is also available as a printable worksheet.

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Past Simple or Past Perfect? Quiz

Exercise Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - By the time we ____, everyone had left.
Q2 - I _____ a long time ago.
Q3 - By that time, everybody ____ exhausted.
Q4 - She told me she ____ it ages ago.
Q5 - I ____ of it until you mentioned it.
Q6 - I ____ enough time to finish the exam.
Q7 - If I ____, I'd have helped.
Q8 - If I ____, I'd tell you.
Q9 - No sooner ____ than I realised what was going on.
Q10 - Until last month, I _____ it before.

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