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Past Perfect Vs Past Simple

The document provides examples of questions using the past simple and past perfect tenses to interview a partner about their experiences in the past. The questions cover a range of topics including what someone had already done when they arrived somewhere, what they had done by a certain time, what their experience and accomplishments were before a past event or age, and how long they had known or done something prior to another past action. There are 16 sample questions provided using various verbs in the past simple and past perfect tenses.

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Past Perfect Vs Past Simple

The document provides examples of questions using the past simple and past perfect tenses to interview a partner about their experiences in the past. The questions cover a range of topics including what someone had already done when they arrived somewhere, what they had done by a certain time, what their experience and accomplishments were before a past event or age, and how long they had known or done something prior to another past action. There are 16 sample questions provided using various verbs in the past simple and past perfect tenses.

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Past Simple vs Past Perfect

Complete the questions with the verbs in brackets. In each question use Past Simple and Past Perfect. Then
use the questions to interview your partner.
1. What ________________________ (already / do) when you ________________________ (come) to
class today?
2. By the time you ________________________ (have) dinner yesterday, _______________________
(have) any beer or wine?
3.

________________________ (eat) breakfast when you ________________________ (get) to work


today?

4.

________________________ (see) your boss by the time you ________________________


(come) here today?

5. ________________________ (graduate) from a university by the time you ________________ (get)


your first job?
6. How many jobs ________________________ (have) when you ________________ (start) to work
for your present company?
7. How many of the people here ________________________ (already / know) when you
________________________ (start) to work for your present company?
8. When you ________________________ (go) to the seaside for the first time,
________________________ (already / learn) to swim?
9. ________________________ (be) abroad by the time you ________________________ (finish)
high school?
10. When you ________________________ (go) to college / university, how many countries
________________________ (visit) ?
11. By the time you ________________________ (get) married, how long _______________________
(know) your partner?
12. ________________________ (already / be) married when your sibling _______________________
(get) married? If so, how long?
13. ________________________ (have) a computer by the time you ________________________ (be)
15 years old? If so, how long?
14. How many times ________________________ (changed) cars before you _____________________
(buy) your present one?
15. When you ________________________ (be) born, _______________________ (your parents /
have) any children ? If so, how many?
16. How long ________________________ (study) English when you ________________________
(start) to learn with this school?

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