Standard English ConventionsHardVerb tense in a sequence of past events
Standard English Conventions practice question
By the time the fire brigade arrived, the neighbours ____ everyone out of the building.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. had gotCorrect
- B. have got
- C. get
- D. getting
Answer: A. had got
The earlier of two past events takes the past perfect.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. have got
- Present perfect clashes with 'arrived'.
- C. get
- Present.
- D. getting
- Not a finite verb.
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