Fill in the Blank Exercise: Simple Past vs. Past Perfect – Exercise 2

By the time the teachers arrived, the students had already *taken* their seats. (取る) [取った]

The movie *started* at nine o’clock. (始まる) [始まった]

Had you ever *seen* such a large crowd before the festival? (見る) [見た]

She *did* not go out last night because she needed to study. (する) [した]

After the guests had *left*, we started to clean up the house. (去る) [去った]

The sun had *set* by the time we reached the top of the hill. (沈む) [沈んだ]

I wanted to visit the museum but it *closed* at five PM. (閉まる) [閉まった]

He *came* home, ate dinner, and then started working. (来る) [来た]

John had not *read* the book before the class discussion. (読む) [読んだ]

Julia *called* me after she had finished her project. (電話する) [電話した]

We had *visited* the Great Wall before we ended our trip in China. (訪れる) [訪れた]

Kate *wrote* a letter to her friend last month. (書く) [書いた]

I had never *tried* sushi until I went to Japan. (試す) [試した]

After it had *rained*, the air felt much fresher. (雨が降る) [雨が降った]

They *played* tennis and then they went for a walk. (遊ぶ) [遊んだ]