Past Perfect — Positive — Situations — Exercise 2
Make sentences in Past Perfect as in the example.
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My mother cooked a tasty stew for our dinner but she didn’t bake any cake.
(She / bake it some days before)
(She / bake it some days before)
She had baked it some days before.
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1.We called Nick but he didn’t answer.
(He / lose his phone somewhere)He had lost his phone somewhere. -
2.The teacher asked Emily that question but she couldn’t say anything.
(She / not / prepare her homework)She hadn’t prepared her homework. -
3.My friend Paula had her umbrella with her but she got wet.
(She / not / put on her raincoat)She hadn’t put on her raincoat. -
4.James went to work in the morning but he couldn’t enter his house when he came back.
(He / leave his keys on the table)He had left his keys on the table. -
5.I wanted to buy that beautiful dress but couldn’t find my purse.
(Someone / steal it)Someone had stolen it. -
6.We came to the party but John wasn’t there.
(He / leave two hours before)He had left two hours before. -
7.Helen bought some bread and butter but didn’t buy any cheese.
(She / buy it before)She had bought it before. -
8.My father repaired my bike but he didn’t paint it.
(He / paint it blue two days before)He had painted it blue two days before. -
9.We sent two messages to Robert but didn’t write anything to Thomas.
(We / write him a long letter a day before)We had written him a long letter a day before. -
10.Alex learned the rules but didn’t do any exercises.
(He / already do them)He had already done them.
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