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JAMB Use of English 1982 Question 75

Question 75

Tenses

Choose the most appropriate option to fill the gap: In the past 20 years, many patients________by the doctors in the specialist hospital.

  1. A.are treated
  2. B.were loved to treat
  3. C.have been treated
  4. D.treated
  5. E.have treated
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (have been treated)

Explanation

'In the past 20 years' takes the present perfect, and patients receive the action, so the passive 'have been treated'.