Question

Change the sentence “ They have done the work in a record time ” into an interrogative sentence.

• A. Do they have done the work in a record time?
• B. Have they done the work in a record time?
• C. Had they done the work in a record time?
• D. Have them done the work in a record time?

Hint:

If a sentence already has a "helping verb" (like have, is, will, can), just move that word to the front to make it a question!

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Concept: To convert a sentence in the Present Perfect tense into an interrogative (question) form, the "Subject-Auxiliary Inversion" rule is applied. The auxiliary verb (have/has) is moved to the beginning of the sentence, followed by the subject and the past participle of the main verb.

Step 1: Identify the structure of the original sentence.
The original sentence is: "They (Subject) + have (Auxiliary) + done (Past Participle) + the work...". This is the standard structure of the Present Perfect tense for a plural subject.

Step 2: Apply the inversion rule.
To form a question, we move the auxiliary verb "Have" to the front: Have + They + done + the work in a record time? This transformation creates a Yes/No question without changing the tense or the meaning of the original statement.

Step 3: Evaluating the incorrect options.

• Option A: Uses "Do," which is only for Simple Present, not for sentences already using "have."
• Option C: Uses "Had," which changes the tense from Present Perfect to Past Perfect.
• Option D: Incorrectly uses the object pronoun "them" instead of the subject pronoun "they." Final Answer: Option B