Simple Past vs Past Perfet - Exercise

Each menu selected the alternative that seems most appropriate after analyzing each situation-

1.	Yesterday I ― bought have bought all the ingredients to make the cake..
2.	I ― didn't give haven't given a birthday gift to my grandfather yet.
3.	― Did you ever drive Have you ever driven a Mercedes or Ferrari?
4.	We  ― took have taken my mother to Playa del Carmen in 2007.
5.	I ― never ate have never eaten octopus. What is it like?
6.	I  ― tried have tried Peruvian Ceviche for the first time when I was 12.
7.	Oh, I'm sorry. I ― just broke have just broken this glass a minute ago.
8.	― Did you eat Have you eaten you eat a huge dinner at Morrison Tavern last night?
9.	We ― were never have never been to a Chinese restaurant.
10.	She  ― sold has sold her old laptop for $500 this morning. USE 1 Completed Action Before Something in the Past The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past. Example: ·       I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai. ·       I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet. USE 2 Duration Before Something in the Past (Non-Continuous Verbs) With Non-Continuous Verbs and some non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, we use the Past Perfect to show that something started in the past and continued up until another action in the past. Example: ·       We had had that car for ten years before it broke down. ·       By the time Alex finished his studies, he had been in London for over eight years. IMPORTANT Specific Times with the Past Perfect Unlike with the Present Perfect, it is possible to use specific time words or phrases with the Past Perfect. Although this is possible, it is usually not  necessary. Example: MOREOVER If the Past Perfect action did occur at a specific time, the Simple  Past can be used instead of the Past Perfect when "before" or "after" is used in the sentence. The words "before" and "after" actually tell you what happens first, so the Past Perfect is optional. For this reason, both sentences below are correct. Examples: ·       She had visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in with them in 1996. ·       She visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in with them in 1996.