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Question
Complete the sentence by filling in the blank with the correct tenses from the given choices by indicating your option.
It _________ all day yesterday before the garden wall collapsed.
Options
rained
has been raining
had rained
was raining
MCQ
Solution
It had rained all day yesterday before the garden wall collapsed.
Explanation:
The past perfect has to be used strictly when combining two past sentences (simple past) into one single sentence and the sequence has to be made clear. Therefore 'had rained' is correct.
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