Question

Choose the right phrase from the given options to complete the sentence.
She was curious to know where _ _ _ _ _ _ for the holidays.
A. I had gone
B. Had I been going
C. Have I gone
D. I have gone

Answer 1

Hint: The past perfect tense is used to show that something happened before another action in the past. In this sentence we wish to show that one event in a sentence happened before another in the past. Subject + had + past participle = past perfect tense.

Complete answer:
Option A) I had gone - When we wish to show that one event in a sentence happened before another in the past, we use the past perfect tense for the event that occurred earlier. In the given sentence, 'going for holidays' was completed before 'she was curious.' So, the correct option is A) I had gone.
Option B) Had I been going – This option is incorrect because it is not following the general rule of past perfect tense which is Subject + had + past participle = past perfect tense. Hence this option B is incorrect.
Option C) Have I gone - This option is incorrect because it has ‘have’ in the option which is not following the general rule of past perfect tense which is Subject + had + past participle = past perfect tense. Hence this option C is incorrect.
Option D) I have gone - This option is incorrect because it is not following the general rule of past perfect tense which is Subject + had + past participle = past perfect tense. Hence this option D is incorrect.

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note:The formula for the past perfect tense is had + [past participle]. It doesn't matter if the subject is singular or plural; the formula doesn't change. In this sentence, one event in a sentence happened before another in the past. So, the correct option is A.