Past Perfect Mixed Exercise 1

The past perfect (simple) is a tense in English to talk about events in the past that happened before another action in the past. This means that the action in the past perfect happened in a more distant past.

This is an exercise about forming the past perfect in positive sentences, negative sentences, and questions.

You can find the exercise below:

Past Perfect Mixed Exercise 1

Complete these sentences by filling in the correct form of the verb in the past perfect.
1.
(he, to give) me a fine before listening to my side of the story.
2.
They (not, to buy) a new car before they won the lottery.
3.
(you, to cheat) on the test before the teacher went away?
4.
They (to cut) my hair before I woke up.
5.
The hunter (not, to catch) its prey before dying.
6.
(he, to forbid) us to see each other again before he called the police?
7.
After I (to eat) breakfast, I went to school.
8.
I (to brew) the perfect cup of tea before I dropped my teapot.
9.
They (to know) him for ages before he passed away.
10.
(my sister, to read) the book before she watched the film?

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