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JAMB Use of English 1986 Question 93

Question 93

Tenses

Choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap(s): We later on discovered that some members......... another meeting before the one advertised.

  1. A.were holding
  2. B.have held
  3. C.have been holding
  4. D.had held
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (had held)

Explanation

The members' meeting happened before the discovery in the past, so the past perfect 'had held' is needed.