Past perfect or past simple

1.

Combine and create a sentence using a relative
pronoun (which, whose, where, who)
using the following sentences.
The man told me to move my car.
The man was very impatient.
The man who told me to move my
car was very impatient.

2.

Combine and create a sentence using a relative
pronoun (which, whose, where, who)
using the following sentences.
She wrote to her friend. Her friend
had moved to Australia.
She wrote to her friend, who had
moved to Australia.

3.

Combine and create a sentence using a relative
pronoun (which, whose, where, who)
using the following sentences.
My parents live in a very large
house in the countryside.
They are retired.
My parents, who are retired, live in
a very large house in the
countryside.
My parents live in a very large

4.

Complete the sentence with either the
past perfect, or the past simple.
The wind blew away the leaves
that we ______________ (collect,+)
had collected

5.

Complete the sentence with either the
past perfect, or the past simple.
After dinner, the cat ________ (go, +) to
sleep.
went

6.

Complete the sentence with either the
past perfect, or the past simple.
During the Renaissance Era, many artists
__________ (create, +) famous works.
created

7.

Complete the sentence with either the
past perfect, or the past simple.
By Saturday, most of the students
still _____________ (finish, -) their
project.
hadn’t finished

8.

Combine and create a sentence using a relative
pronoun (which, whose, where, who)
using the following sentences.
Los Angeles is a very expensive
place to live. Many famous people
have made their home.
Los Angeles, where many famous
people have made their home, is a
very expensive place to live.

9.

Combine and create a sentence using a relative
pronoun (which, whose, where, who)
using the following sentences.
Anthony’s daughter is sick. He
can’t come to the park because he
has to take care of her.
Anthony, whose daughter is sick,
can’t come to the park because he
has to take care of her.

10.

Complete the sentence with either the
past perfect, or the past simple.
By Saturday, most of the students
still hadn’t finished their
project, so the professor
____________ (decide, +) to give them
extra time.
decided

11.

Complete the sentence with either the
past perfect, or the past simple.
When he came home from work, the children
told their dad what they _________ (do, +)
that day.
had done

12.

Combine and create a sentence using a relative
pronoun (which, whose, where, who)
using the following sentences.
Police are still looking for the
suspect. She was caught stealing
from an electronics shop.
Police are still looking for the
suspect, who was caught stealing
from an electronics shop.

13.

Combine and create a sentence using a relative
pronoun (which, whose, where, who)
using the following sentences.
A dictionary is a book. It gives you
the meanings of words.
A dictionary is a book which gives
you the meanings of words.

14.

Complete the sentence with either the
past perfect, or the past simple.
When he found out that she _________
(lose, -) his money after all, he was very
glad.
Hadn’t lost

15.

Complete the sentence with either the
past perfect, or the past simple.
He ______ (be, +) sorry for what he _______
(do, +)
Was
Had done

16.

Combine and create a sentence using a relative
pronoun (which, whose, where, who)
using the following sentences.
We stopped to help some people.
Their car had broken down.
We stopped to help some people
whose car had broken down.

17.

Combine and create a sentence using a relative
pronoun (which, whose, where, who)
using the following sentences.
Last week I went to visit a town. I
was born in this town.
Last week I went to visit the town
where I was born.

18.

Complete the sentence with either the
past perfect, or the past simple.
All the children ________ (show, +) me what
they ___________ (draw, +)
showed
had drawn

19.

Complete the sentence with either the
past perfect, or the past simple.
After they broke up,
she _______ (throw, -) away all the letters
they __________ (write, +)
Didn’t throw
had written

20.

Combine and create a sentence using a relative
pronoun (which, whose, where, who)
using the following sentences.
A waitress served us. She was
very friendly and agreeable.
A waitress, who was very friendly
and agreeable, served us.

21.

Combine and create a sentence using a relative
pronoun (which, whose, where, who)
using the following sentences.
There are some people I don’t like.
They always cheat at games.
I don’t like people who cheat at
games.

22.

Complete the sentence with either the
past perfect, or the past simple.
By 2 PM, the baker _________ (sell, +) all
the bread he ___________ (make, +) in the
morning.
had sold
had made

23.

Combine and create a sentence using a relative
pronoun (which, whose, where, who)
using the following sentences.
They immediately called a lawyer.
The lawyer worked nearby.
They immediately called a lawyer
who worked nearby.v

24.

Combine and create a sentence using a relative
pronoun (which, whose, where, who)
using the following sentences.
The table had been broken
recently. The table was my
grandmother’s.
The table, which was my
grandmother’s, had been broken
recently.

25.

Complete the sentence with either the
past perfect, or the past simple.
Before today, the kid from California
___________ (see, -) snow.
Hadn’t seen

26.

Complete the sentence with either the
past perfect, or the past simple.
My friend ___________ (bring, +) a birthday
present after school.
brought

27.

Complete the sentence with either the
past perfect, or the past simple.
Even after he ________ (own, +) his car for
three years, Thomas still ________ (know, -)
how to change the tires.
Had owned
didn’t know

28.

Complete the sentence with either the
past perfect, or the past simple.
I knew that Anna __________ (see, -) the
note that I left for her because she still
________ (clean, -) her room by the time
that Mom got home.
Hadn’t seen
hadn’t cleaned

29.

Choose the correct relative pronoun:
which, where, whose, who
He was the only one
________
________________ (remember,
past perfect)
to bring his bag.
Who; had remembered

30.

Choose the correct relative pronoun:
which, where, whose, who
You should go to the restaurant
__________
______________ (have, past
simple)
the spicy meat.
Which; had

31.

Choose the correct relative pronoun:
which, where, whose, who
What did you do with the money
___________
I _______ (give, past simple) you
yesterday?
which

32.

Choose the correct relative pronoun:
which, where, whose, who
She’s the girl ______ bike
_______________ (break, present
perfect).
Whose; has broken

33.

Choose the correct relative pronoun:
which, where, whose, who
John, ________ score is higher
than everyone else’s,
_________ (win, past simple) the
prize.
Whose; won

34.

Choose the correct relative pronoun:
which, where, whose, who
The patio was the only place
______________ the teachers
____________ (allow, past simple)
shouting.
where; allowed

35.

Choose the correct relative pronoun:
which, where, whose, who
This is the room __________
the famous singer ________ (sleep,
past simple).
where; slept

36.

Complete the sentence with either the
past perfect, or the past simple.
I thought that they __________ (want, +) to
watch a film that they _________ (see, -)
before.
wanted
hadn’t seen