Spoken English Basics - Practice - 'What had?'

What had? 

Practice saying the sentences below out loud to get a feel for how to use “What had?” when asking a question. 

Question 

1. What had she got? 2. What had he given? 3. What had he been doing? 4. What had she cooked? 5. What had he written? 6. What had he been telling you? 7. What had she done? 8. What had she brought? 9. What had he painted? 10. What has he been studying? 

Answer 

1. She had got two mangoes. 2. He had given some money. 3. He had been sleeping. 4. She had cooked rice and vegetables. 5. He had written that everything is fine. 6. He had been telling us to hurry up. 7. She had stolen my book. 8. She had brought a camera. 9. He had painted a portrait. 10. He had been studying English. 

 Practice saying the sentences below out loud to get a feel for how to use “What had?” to respond to a cue or statement.   

Cues. 

1. She had bought it. 2. He had been writing. 3. They had been playing. 4. We had been working. 5. He had been painting. 6. She had been typing. 7. He had been reading. 8. We had been washing. 9. They had been cooking. 10. She had been eating. 

 Response. 

1. What had she bought? 2. What had he been writing? 3. What had they been playing? 4. What had you been working on? 5. What had he been painting? 6. What had she typing? 7. What had he been reading? 8. What had you been washing? 9. What had they been cooking? 10. What had she been eating?