Foundation
English
Transformation of sentences
Question
Convert the given statement into a yes/no question. Ensure that the meaning of the sentence remains unchanged as far as possible. 

They had been playing in the garden this afternoon. 
Had they been playing in the garden this afternoon?
Have they been playing in the garden this afternoon?
Will they be playing in the garden this afternoon?
Should they be playing in the garden this afternoon?
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'Yes/No' questions are those questions which start from helping verbs like was, are, were, is, etc. 
In such a case, the order is Verb + Subject + Object. In the given sentence, 'Had' is the verb, 'they' is the subject and 'garden' is the object. 
Thus, option A is the correct answer. 
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