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JAMB Use of English 1981 Question 70

Question 70

Tenses

Fill in the blank space with the best of the five options: I wish I ________ to swim when I was younger.

  1. A.had learnt
  2. B.learn
  3. C.learnt
  4. D.was learning
  5. E.have learnt
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (had learnt)

Explanation

A wish about the past ('when I was younger') takes the past perfect: I wish I had learnt.