Easy
B1–B2Past
Past Perfect
An action completed before another past action. Choose an exercise and start practising.
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She had left before he arrived.−
He hadn't seen it before.?
Had they finished?Exercises
Practice Past Perfect with different task types
Medium
Hard
Spot the Mistake
Find the error: missing 'had', wrong participle, or wrong tense entirely.
Hard
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Related Topics
Key grammar points and comparisons
Easy
had / hadn't / Had I?
Master the auxiliary verb 'had' — positives, negatives, and questions.
Medium
Sequence of Events
Before she arrived, he had already left. Expressing which action came first.
Hard
Perfect vs Past Simple
When must you use Past Perfect, and when is Past Simple enough?
Medium
Irregular Participles
gone, seen, written, known — review the most essential irregular forms.