Grade 9. Past Perfect (and Past Simple).

Choose the correct variant:

The students ... the classroom because the bell ... .

• leave, rang

• left, had rung

• had left, rang

• left, rings

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Sarah ... her article by the time her boss returned.

• have written

• has written

• had written

• wrote

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After my sister ... up a tent, they made a fire.

• put

• have put

• had put

• has put

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Our fans ... sad because our team ... this game.

• were, has lost

• was, lose

• was, lost

• were, had lost

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Our teacher ... happy because we ... exams.

• was, passes

• was, had passed

• were, passed

• were, pass

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John ... me that he ... a very interesting book the day before.

• told, have bought

• tells, bought

• told, had bought

• told, bought

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She ... all the chocolates before they ... a dinner.

• ate, had

• ate, had had

• had eaten, had

• have eaten, have

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The film ... before we ... .

• strated, came

• started, have come

• started, had come

• had started, came

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When my mum ..., we .. our pictures for her.

• arrived, drew

• had arrived, drew

• arrived, had drawn

• arrived, drew

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Before my grandparents ... a new house in the village, they ... a flat in the city.

• have bought, sold

• bought, had sold

• had bought, sold

• bought, sold