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JAMB Use of English 1978 Question 89

Question 89

Tenses

Choose the option that most suitably fills the space: What a relief that the strike..... when it did!

  1. A.would end
  2. B.was ending
  3. C.ended
  4. D.has ended
  5. E.is ending
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (ended)

Explanation

The strike's end is a finished past event ('when it did'), so the simple past 'ended' is correct.