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JAMB Use of English 1987 Question 81

Question 81

Tenses

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s): Omogbai reported that the examinations..... before he arrived in the hall.

  1. A.started
  2. B.have started
  3. C.had started
  4. D.are started
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (had started)

Explanation

The exams started before he arrived, both in the past, so the earlier action takes the past perfect 'had started'.