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JAMB Use of English 1991 Question 65

Question 65

Tenses

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s): Before the bill could be settled, Chuwang ________ all the money

  1. A.has spent
  2. B.will have spent
  3. C.had spent
  4. D.will spend
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (had spent)

Explanation

The spending happened before another past event (the bill could be settled), so the past perfect 'had spent' is needed.