FORM
INTERROGATIVE (?)
General questions (or "Yes/ No" questions)
|
Had
|
S
|
V3
|
| Had | I |
worked /
written
|
| Had | we |
worked /
written
|
| Had | you |
worked /
written
|
| Had | they |
worked /
written
|
| Had | he |
worked /
written
|
| Had | she |
worked /
written
|
| Had | it |
worked /
written
|
Special questions (or "Wh"-questions)
To make a "Wh" question we usually put a question word (QW) before a construction of "Yes/No" questions:
QW + had + S + V3 … ?
E.g.
What had you done by ten o'clock yesterday?
SHORT ANSWERS
| Yes, S + had. | No, S hadn't. |
| Yes, I had. | No, I hadn't. |
| Yes, we had. | No, we hadn't. |
| Yes, you had. | No, you hadn't. |
| Yes, they had. | No, they hadn't. |
| Yes, he had. | No, he hadn't. |
| Yes, she had. | No, she hadn't. |
| Yes, it had. | No, it hadn't. |
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NOTE!
In short answers we use pronouns (I, we, you, they, he, she, it).
E.g.
— Had John done his homework by ten o'clock yesterday?
— No, he hadn't. (NOT: No, John hadn't.)
***
S — Subject of the sentence. E.g. I, we, you, they, he, she, it, Mary, John, my friends
