[Grammar] how to use 'with whom'

[vijayalakshmi.g]

Which one is correct of these?

With whom she had fought yesterday ?
With whom she was fighting yesterday ?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Neither is correct. When phrasing a question one must invert the position of the subject and the auxiliary verb.

With whom had she fought yesterday?
With whom was she fighting yesterday?

 

[Tdol]

The first would require more context to make sense- there would have to be another past event or time before which she had fought.


PS No spaces before question marks.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Very few ​people would say 'With whom?'

you can go your entire life without ever saying "whom." Know it exists, so you understand it if you see it.

According to the above, I think the following are more common.
Who had she fought with yesterday?
Who was she fighting with yesterday?
Not a teacher.

The first would require more context to make sense

Who had she fought with when she was hospitalized yesterday?
Is this context OK?

 

[emsr2d2]

I agree that few people would use "With whom" in this context. In addition, in BrE, "Who has/had she fought with yesterday?" is unnatural and would be worded "Who did she fight with yesterday?"

 

[vijayalakshmi.g]

Is it possible to ask like this?
"With whom did she fought yesterday?"

 

[Matthew Wai]

Use the bare infinitive 'fight' instead of 'fought'.

Not a teacher.