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2. For information questions

Question word * Helping verb Subject Main verb

Wh had I gone?

Wh had you gone?

Wh had he/she/it gone?

Wh had we gone?

Wh had you gone?

Wh had they gone?

* Question words are when, why, how, what, who and where.

A. Complete these sentences using the past perfect tense of the verbs given in
the brackets.

1. When we (finish) our dinner, we went for a walk.

2. After they (eat) some spicy food, they began to
feel sick.

3. The plants were dying because it (not rain) at all.

4. She told me that she (study) a lot before
the exam.

5. When I arrived at the hall, the performance (start).

6. Rajni (live) in Indonesia before she settled down
in the USA.

7. He (not use) email before, so she helped him.

8. When I reached school, the bell (ring).

9. By the time we arrived, the children (eat)

the cake.

10. We (not meet) each other when we were
in college.

11. The students (complete) their homework when
the teacher arrived.

12. I (write) the letter before you came home.

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