Past Perfect vs Past Simple

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1. They ______ (be) amazed. They _____ (hear,never) of this song.
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2. If only she (keep) quiet! (referring to the past)
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3. John _____ (be) upset because his application _____ (be, turn down).
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4. I ________ (never, eat) such a huge pizza before I ___________ (go) to Italy.
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5. By the time his heart _______ (be) transplanted, he ____________ (undergo) many medical procedures.
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6. After I __________ (do) the washing-up, I _______ (watch) my favorite TV program.
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7. The show _________ (already, start) when we ________ (arrive).
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Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 17:27.

There is a worng correct answer here. In third sentence there is John in the template but in correct answers is Mike :D.
Really thanks for this test, I was looking for something like this for some time. Thanks :D
Lerilaine

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Submitted by Admin on Wed, 03/12/2008 - 15:49.

It must have been annoying for anyone who has taken this test to have everything correct but the name:) Stupid error

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 12/07/2008 - 14:42.

The name seems to be ok now, however I've found more serious fault: according to English grammar Past Perfect is not obligatory when using AFTER or BEFORE in a sentence describing 2 events in the past. AFTER (BEFORE) perfectly well indicates which event was first. In other words, use of Past Perfect in AFTER I HAD DONE THE WASHING-UP, I WATCHED MY FAVOURITE TV PROGRAM is optional, it may as well be replaced with Simple Past - DID. English is a very practical and logical language - we do not serve the language for the sake of grammar, grammar serves us for the sake of clarity of communication.

Clare,

Submitted by anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 02:38.

Thanks for uploading the exercises

Submitted by Perfect_Pinay (not verified) on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 04:09.

I got a perfect score :) I guess you just have to follow the directions - past perfect or past simple - to get them correctly. It's as simple as that.

Mabuhay!!!

Submitted by Oleg (not verified) on Mon, 04/13/2009 - 00:53.

You right! I think this rule should be added into explanation regarding use of this two tenses.
Oleg

Submitted by Lev (not verified) on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 08:29.

Thanks for uploading this. It really helps my job...

Submitted by Justin (not verified) on Fri, 10/01/2010 - 09:00.

Just thought you shouold know. I did this test to see if it accepted contracted forms. This is such an important form for anyone learning how to speak, understand and read English properly. It might behoove you to put contracted forms as correct answers as well.