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Question : A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative.
I____only a few steps before I was forced to stop.

Option 1: had walked

Option 2: have walked

Option 3: walk

Option 4: walked


Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024
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Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: had walked


Solution : The first option is correct.

  • The sentence is in the past perfect tense, indicating that an action had already taken place before another action in the past.
  • Had walked is the correct form of the past perfect tense for subject I .

Therefore, the complete sentence would be, "I had walked only a few steps before being forced to stop".

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