Questions in the Past Perfect Simple
1. Yes/No Questions in the Past Perfect Simple
| Auxiliary | Subject | Verb | Remainder | Yes/No | Subject | Auxiliary (+ n’t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Had | you | lived | in London before you moved to Leeds? | Yes, No, No, |
I I I |
had. had not. hadn’t. |
| Had | Susan | booked | a hotel room before she left? | Yes, No, No, |
she she she |
had. had not. hadn’t. |
| Had | they | been | in Berlin before | Yes, No, No, |
they they they |
had. had not. hadn’t. |
2. Questions with question words in the Past Perfect Simple
| Question word | Auxiliary | Subject | Verb | Rest | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How many times | had | you | phoned | before you gave up? | I had phoned at least 10 times. |
| How long | had | they | lived | in London before they moved to Leeds? | They had lived in London for 5 years. |
| What | had | he | done | to be sent to jail? | He had robbed a bank. |
► Use had with all persons.
Use the verb in the past participle:
- regular verbs: infinitive + –ed
- irregular verbs: 3rd column of the table of the irregular verbs