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JAMB Use of English 1991 Question 82

Question 82

Tenses

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s): When we got to the president's house, we were told that he ________ two days earlier

  1. A.may have left
  2. B.left
  3. C.had left
  4. D.has left
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (had left)

Explanation

His leaving happened before the past moment we arrived, so the past perfect 'had left' is used.