Verbal Ability - Selecting Words - Discussion

Why "has rung " should not come. Pls help me out.

"I answered it" --> it is a past tense, and we are making it more perfect.

=> In order to write in 'Past Perfect Tense' we use 'had rung'.

=> Use 'has rung' if you want to make it 'Present Perfect Tense'.


Take a look the below sentences:

1. The telephone HAD rung several times before I answered it.
2. The telephone HAS rung several times before I answered it.

Both are grammaticality correct, but second one it not nice while comparing to first one.


Hi viewers, If I am wrong, please give your advice.

Thanks in advance.

When two things happened in past first happened thing to be in past perfect second happened thing should be in past tense.

Thats corret Sunder

It is better to know what is past perfect tense. It means something occured before another action in the past.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Totally agreed with balu.

With plural we use had instead of has so we can use has that's it.

When two past sentences are discussing then one should past perfect (had+v3) and another one should be in simple past.

There is two actions one is newer action and another one is older action. So older action comes with had.