Past Perfect
Quiz
Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the past perfect and the past simple.
The children ....... (say) they ....... (already / revise) the following pages.
The shop assistant ....... (claim) she ....... (not / take) any money from the safe.
Mr Franklein ....... (tell) me in confidence that his wife ....... (dye) her hair blue.
I believe Simon ....... (mention) that he ....... (paint) his room yellow.
The witness ....... (answer) that she ....... (never / see) the defendant.
The professor ....... (reply) that the board ....... (already / make) a decision.
The detective ....... (ask) if I ....... (ever / drive) a silver Lamborghini.
The head of our department ....... (communicate) a message everybody ....... (be afraid) of for months.
The president elect ...... (voice) an idea that ...... (never / hear) of before.
The newly elected team lead ...... (enunciate) a strategy that she ...... (plan) in every detail already.
Jane's friend ...... (explain) why his business ...... (go) bust.
Pete ...... (say) he ...... (never / meet) a woman like Lilly.