exercises and solutions about the difference between the simple past and past perfect
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Question 1 of 3 1.
Question Match the elements to form meaningful sentences:
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- they had stood in a traffic jam for 3 hours.
- he had sold over 10,000 units.
- so the job interview was canceled.
- she had never dreamed of getting this far.
- I hadn't been to one in ten years.
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When they arrived home,
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When he left the company,
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He had forgotten the appointment,
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When she won the Olympic gold medal,
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When Susan took me to a dance,
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The past perfect wird dann verwendet, wenn in einem Satzgefüge in the past
zwei Handlungen ablaufen, von denen eine schon abgeschlossen ist, bevor die andere beginnt.
Die abgeschlossene Handlung steht im past perfect, die später Einsetzende im simple past.
for example:When we arrived at the stadium, the game had already started.
Zu dem Zeitpunkt als wir am Station ankamen, hatte das Spiel schon begonnen.
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Question 2 of 3 2.
Question Complete and the past participle:
for example:
I wanted to see John, but he_______________ on vacation. (go) – I wanted to see John, but he had gone on vacation.
- The police wanted to arrest the thief, but he (had run) away. (run) I had to wake up my sister because she (had fallen) asleep. (fall) When they came home, they (had driven) 100 miles. (drive) We were quite disoriented because we (had lost) our way twice. (lose) The English team was very sad because they (had lost) to Germany again. (lose) We came too late the airport, Jim's plane (had) already (taken off). (take off)
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saugut alles richtig!
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you can do better.
Hint
The past perfect wird dann verwendet, wenn in einem Satzgefüge in the past
zwei Handlungen ablaufen, von denen eine schon abgeschlossen ist, bevor die andere beginnt.
Die abgeschlossene Handlung steht im past perfect, die später Einsetzende im simple past.
for example:When we arrived at the stadium, the game had already started.
Zu dem Zeitpunkt als wir am Station ankamen, hatte das Spiel schon begonnen.
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Question 3 of 3 3.
Question Fill in the verb in bracktes in its correct form:
for example:
I wanted to see John, but he_______________ on vacation. (go) – I wanted to see John, but he had gone on vacation.
- Before he went to California he (had) never (surfed) before. (surf) Tina told all the stories because she (had read) the book. (read) He got a good grade because he (had studied) hard. (study) He couldn't phone his mother because he (had run) out of change. (run) I was tired because I (had worked) ten hours in one piece. (work) Johnny threw a big party because he (had won) on the lottery. (win)
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Hint
The past perfect wird dann verwendet, wenn in einem Satzgefüge in the past
zwei Handlungen ablaufen, von denen eine schon abgeschlossen ist, bevor die andere beginnt.
Die abgeschlossene Handlung steht im past perfect, die später Einsetzende im simple past.
for example:When we arrived at the stadium, the game had already started.
Zu dem Zeitpunkt als wir am Station ankamen, hatte das Spiel schon begonnen.
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