Grammar - Tenses

CMAT 2020 · Language Comprehension · Easy · Grammar

Fill in the blank with appropriate word/words.

Harris ....... thirteen pages when his laptop crashed.

  1. A.

    is typing

  2. B.

    had already typed

  3. C.

    has typed

  4. D.

    typed

Answer

B

Explanation

The event completed before another past event ('laptop crashed') requires the past perfect tense ('had already typed').

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