Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 17)
Directions to Solve
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).
17.
(solve as per the direction given above)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
'They had been'
Discussion:
50 comments Page 5 of 5.
Bharath said:
1 decade ago
They were friends earlier. It happened first. So must use past perfect tense.
Raashi said:
1 decade ago
They is plural and so we are using had. Is this right?
Arvind said:
1 decade ago
When should we use has and have in a sentence? please help friends.
Deshna said:
1 decade ago
What is wrong with it? It sounds fine when you say it out loud.
Romi said:
1 decade ago
Eg of have been.
I have been in this college since 2010.
It means I m still in this college.
Above sentence is in past tense means quarrel occurred in past too so there is no point of using have been because now they are not friend instead of have had is used.
I have been in this college since 2010.
It means I m still in this college.
Above sentence is in past tense means quarrel occurred in past too so there is no point of using have been because now they are not friend instead of have had is used.
Anurag said:
1 decade ago
According to the basic rules of tenses we always use a past perfect continuous tense for verbs that were happening in the past and are still happening at the moment at which we describe it.
Now as they were friends until their quarrel and after that their friendship broke so the sentence must take past perfect continuous.
Now as they were friends until their quarrel and after that their friendship broke so the sentence must take past perfect continuous.
Pranith said:
1 decade ago
Basic grammar depicts tells past perfect is used in past tense.
Ragav said:
1 decade ago
Two actions taken in past then first action should be in past perfect and next should be in simple past.
Avlon Frost said:
1 decade ago
Could it be 'They were good friends'?
Vishal said:
10 years ago
They were very close friends until they quarreled, can't this be right?
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