That's very common in AE and what I would say naturally. The British tend to say "where I had put my keys".I was wondering whether I could use the past simple instead of the past perfect in the second part of the sentence because it is dated ? "...where I put my keys"
I thank you for your answer. If I understand your explanations well, you can use both. It depends whether you are in AE or in English ?That's very common in AE and what I would say naturally. The British tend to say "where I had put my keys".
Right, except for me. I'm picking up the habits of my French friends. They rarely use contracted forms in English. Oh là là !Je n'imagine personne utiliser la forme non contractée à l'oral.![]()