Past or Past Perfect Tense – Simple: Fill in the correct form.

1. Mary __had given_________________ (give) me Tony's address before she left.

2. When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film _already started__________________
(already, start).

3. Before we reached the station, we saw that we ____had lost_______________ (lose) our
way.

4. All the tickets __________was_________ (be) sold before the concert began.

5. They took a shower after they ___had_finished_______________ (finish) the game.

6. I asked Mr Green how many books he __had read_________________ (read)

7. Mum asked me why I _hadn’t tidied__________________ (not tidy) up my room.

8. Bob was sorry that he _____told______________ (told) me the story.

9. Alan watched TV after he _had__________________ (have) lunch.

10. The sun ___shined________________ (shine) yesterday after it __was

_________________ (be) cold for many

weeks.

11. Uncle David _____went______________ (go) to the doctor after he __had

been_________________ (be) ill for a

month.

12. Before the police ___caught________________ (catch) the thief, he

____stole_______________ (steal) two

more watches.

13. Mum once ____painted_______________ (paint) a picture although she ___had never
learned______________ (never,learn) it.

14. I _____didn´t tell ______________ (not tell) my teacher that my mum __had
helped_________________ (help) me with my homework.

15. I __was _________________ (be) very angry when I __saw_________________ (see) that
my brother__had eaten_________________ (eat) my apple.

16. The bike ______was_____________ (be) much more expensive than he ___had
thought________________ (think)at first.

17. Dad _drove__________________ (drive) me home after I _fell__________________ (fall)

into the water.

18. Marion ____asked_______________ (ask) me what __had_happened________________

(happen) to me last week.

19. We _____had eaten______________ (eat) two Big Macs before we

__went_________________ (go) home.
20. Paul ______didn´t say_____________ (not say) that he _had taken__________________
(take) Albert's watch.

Subject and Object Questions Exercise 1

Make an object question and a subject question.

1. The car is in the garage.

Object question: Where does the car?

Subject question: What is in the garage ?

2. Julie loves ice-cream.

Object question: __ What does Julie loves?

Subject question: _ Who loves the ice cream?

3. The food was on the table.

Object question: Where did the food stay?

Subject question: What stayed on the table?

4. The student is from Colombia.

Object question: where does the student from?

Subject question: Who is from Colombia?

5. David has lost his wallet.

Object question: What did lost David?

Subject question: Who lost the wallet?

6. Luke read the textbook.

Object question: What does Luke read?

Subject question: Who reads the textbook.?

7. The caterpillar became a butterfly.

Object question : Why does became the caterpillar to butterfly?

Subject question : Who became in a butterfly ?

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8. The teacher is living in Istanbul.

Object question: Where does live the teacher?

Subject question: Who lives in Stambul?

9. William has visited Spain.

Object question: Where did visit Willian?

Subject question: Who visited Spain?

10. The teenagers enjoyed the party.

Object question: What did enjoy the teenagers?

Subject question: Who enjoyed the party?