Alternative question

Had

I You He/She/It We You They

arrived before midnight or earlier? - Earlier.

Exercise 6. Ask alternative questions with the following words. Give answers.

Example: Ann/live/in a cottage/for/sixty/fifty years? Had Ann lived in a cottage for sixty or fifty years? - (She'd lived in a cottage) for sixty years.

1. Liz/do/her housework/some shopping/before she watched television for an hour?

2. You/go to bed/take a short walk round the park/ till you felt a little better?

3. They/see/many/only a few/of Rembrandt's paintings before they visited the art museum?

4. He/lost/his case/at the airport/somewhere else?

Special questions

When had their marriage broken up?					- After their second child was born.
Where had the criminal gone when the police arrived?					- Nobody could say.
Where had they left the tickets?					- At home.
What had she done before she directed her first film?					- She was a movie star.
Why hadn't she told me the truth before I found it out myself?					- I think she was afraid.
How many times had he been abroad before he emigrated to Canada last year?					- Never!
How much money had he lost before he hit the jackpot?					- A fortune.
How long had you lived from hand to mouth before you became rich?					- Oh, quite a long time.
Whose estate had she inherited by he time she was 20?					- Her aunt's.
What kind of films had he done before he became famous?					- Mostly comedies.
Which programmes had she presented before she set up her own company?					- Beauty contests.
Object questions
Who had	he		made friends with before we met him there? - (With) the Browns.
What had	she		wanted to be before she entered that university? - An architect.
Subject questions
Who had	-------	already told her the news when I returned? - Her mother (had).
What had	-------	happened before I arrived? - Someone had broken into Kate's flat.

Exercise 7. Ask questions about the information in italics.

Example: When Scott arrived at the South Pole he realized that Amundsen had already been there.

Who had already been to the South Pole when Scott arrived there?

1. Leo had worked as a clerk before he started his own business.

2. Diana had never been to a jazz concert before, because she wasn't keen on jazz music.

3. Bob had known his girlfriend for a year, before he asked her to marry him.

4. We had always enjoyed entertainment programmes.

5. In London we had stayed with our relatives till we found a suitable hotel.

6. I had never seen Spielberg's films before.

Tag question

I You He/She/It We You They	had(‘d) just left when Ann arrived, hadn’t	I? You? He/She/It? We? You? They?	- Yes (No,)	I You He/She/It We You They	had(n’t)
I You He/She We You They	hadn‘t heard the story before, had	I? You? He/She/It? We? You? They?	- No (Yes,)	I You He/She/It We You They	hadn’t (had)

Exercise 8. Give the right tag to these sentences.

1. We hadn't slept for two days, ___?

2. Everybody had already left the office when she arrived, ___?

3. I hadn't seen Jane for many years when she called to see me last week, ___?

4. You hadn't finished work when the head manager returned, ___?

5. The rain had already started when we left the beach, ___?

Exercise 9. Complete the sentences using the Past Perfect or the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

Example: When Daniel came (come) in, we all knew (know) where he had been (be).

1. Hardly anyone___(come) to the party because Sue ___(forget) to send the invitations.

2. Marco ____ (feel) very nervous when he first drove in Britain because he___(not/drive) on the left before.

3. They waited until everyone___(be) ready and then they___(start) the meeting.

4. - ___you___(arrive) at the cinema in time for the film last night? - No, we ___ (be) late. By the time we ___ (get) there, it___(already/begin).

5. I___(go) to Helen's room and___(knock) on the door. There___(be) no answer. Either she___(go) out or she___(not/want) to see anyone.