2.17 Past Perfect: questions

To make questions in the Past Perfect, use:

 

Had + subject + past participle

 

Singular Plural
Had I seen?

Had you seen?

Had he/she/it seen?

Had he seen?

Had she seen?

Had they seen?

 

 

Had you seen Helen playing squash with Nicole before the rain started?

 

Had he made any mistakes before the teacher asked him to hand in the test?

 

You looked pale. Had anybody scared you?

 

 

Note: in short positive answers to the Past Perfect questions we use only full forms of had.

 

In short negative answers we can also use short forms of had.

 

 

– Had you made your homework before the movie started?

– Yes, I had (No, I hadn’t).

 

– Had he finished cleaning when you came in?

– Yes, he had (No, he hadn’t).