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JAMB Use of English 1987 Question 97

Question 97

Tenses

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s): Chinedu took his umbrella with him in case it......

  1. A.rain
  2. B.rained
  3. C.would rain
  4. D.is raining
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (rained)

Explanation

After a past main verb ('took'), 'in case' is followed by the simple past: 'in case it rained'.