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
Answer (1)
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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