Past Perfect — Mixed | English Grammar Exercises

Use the verbs in brackets to make the Past Perfect (this exercise includes positive, negative, Yes/‌No and Wh-question form).

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Matthew understood that he

his keys somewhere in the park. (to lose)

Matthew understood that he had lost his keys somewhere in the park.

1.
Yesterday we discussed the book which we
before. (to read)

had read
2.
What
you
before you left for work? (to write)

hadwritten
3.
Lucy
the flat by 5 o'clock. (not / to clean)

had not cleaned
4.
I
in the country before I met my wife. (to live)

had lived
5.

they
at this place before they served in the army? (to work)

Hadworked
6.
She remembered that she
her keys in the car. (to leave)

had left
7.
How many pages
he
by Monday? (to translate)

hadtranslated
8.
John said that he
this woman before. (not / to talk to)

had not talked to
9.
I
my homework by 8 am (not / to finish)

had not finished
10.

we
the guests our new painting before they left? (to show)

Hadshown
11.
They told us many interesting things which they
in New Zealand. (to see)

had seen
12.
We
a hotel before we started our journey. (not / to book)

had not booked
13.
What
he
before he got married? (to collect)

hadcollected
14.

you
home by 11 am? (to return)

Hadreturned
15.
We
the door before we left. (not / to close)

had not closed

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