Past Simple or Past Perfect

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

1. When I got to the theatre, I was late, so the movie already. (to start)
2. Before last week, I the name Mahmud Ahmadinejad. (to hear NEGATIVE)
3. I arrived at the shop at 1:05, but the shop already. (to close)
4. I just a new car! (to buy)
5. The police my passport at the airport. (to find)
6. If you parked (to park NEGATIVE) there, you wouldn't have got a parking fine.
7. If you earlier (to leave), you wouldn't have missed your flight.
8. By the time we (to arrive) in Jeddah, it was after midnight.
10. We would have had an argument, if she (to mention NEGATIVE) politics.
11. If I (to know) about the concert, I would have gone.
12. I spent a week in Abha recently. I (to be NEGATIVE) there before.
13. I saw Kingdom of Heaven for the first time last night. I (to see NEGATIVE) it before.
14. On our holiday, we (to see) many nice things in Abha.
15. I feel fat. I (to have) a huge lunch.