Exercise to practice Dutch past perfect 1

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Fill in the past perfect. Make the past participle of the verb in brackets. 

Tip:

  1. Past perfect is mostly formed using 'hebben'. Remember that linking verbs and verbs that express movement, and development of change are formed with 'zijn'. 
  2. ge + stem + t/d
  3. Take a look at the past simple page to see when the past participle changes for the strong verbs. 

Ik mijn schoenen vorige week . (kopen) (I had selt my shoes last week.) 

Zij

het boek al . (lezen) (She had already read the book.) 

Het raam . (barsten) (The window had broken) 

Hij heel ver . (lopen) (He had walked very far.) 

De stoel gister af. (leveren) (The chair had been delivered yesterday.) 

Vorig jaar ik naar Amsterdam . (verhuizen) (Last year I had moved to Amsterdam.) 

Afgelopen zomer ik naar Barcelona . (vliegen) (I had flown to Barcelona last summer.) 

In december ik . (presenteren) (In December I presented.) 

Jullie dat wel , maar waren te laat. (kunnen) (You could have done it, but were too late.) 

Zij

op de muur . (schilderen) (They had painted the wall.)