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JAMB Use of English 1978 Question 91

Question 91

Tenses

Choose the option that most suitably fills the space: By the time the rainy season ended, all the young cocoa trees..... in size.

  1. A.have double
  2. B.had doubled
  3. C.were doubling
  4. D.doubled
  5. E.will double
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (had doubled)

Explanation

The doubling was complete before a past time ('By the time... ended'), so the past perfect 'had doubled' is needed.