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JAMB Use of English 1991 Question 85

Question 85

Tenses

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s): He ________ by now, I can hear all the people shouting

  1. A.would have arrived
  2. B.must have arrived
  3. C.has arrived
  4. D.should have arrived
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (must have arrived)

Explanation

The shouting is evidence, so we make a confident deduction: 'he must have arrived'.