Verbal Ability - Selecting Words - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Selecting Words - Section 1 (Q.No. 17)
Directions to Solve
Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
17.
The telephone ...... several times before I answered it.
Discussion:
17 comments Page 2 of 2.
Vikram said:
1 decade ago
As there are two actions given. And one of them occurred first, so the first action should come with "had"/ past perfect tense and the second action come up with simple past tense.
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Shekhar said:
1 decade ago
This conversation started in past and end in past. So we use past perfect here had rung is right.
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Prince said:
1 decade ago
I think the easy way to understand is, "Past perfect tense is used before the past action".
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Jay Kacha said:
10 years ago
Both the actions are completed in the past. So, for any action that is completed in the past before another action in the past use past perfect.
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Umesh jaiswal said:
10 years ago
Here simple concept of Had+3rd.
Before V2 of verb. V2 of verb after had+3rd.
Before V2 of verb. V2 of verb after had+3rd.
Priya said:
9 years ago
@Sundar you are right.
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Sanjana said:
5 years ago
Why it is not in past continuous?
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