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GCE English Language 2024 Objective — Question 56

Question 56 of 80 from the General Certificate of Education (GCE) English Language 2024 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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Jide..................before I arrived.

  • A. A. could have eaten
  • B. B. had eatenCorrect
  • C. C. must had eaten
  • D. D. have eaten

Explanation

'Had eaten' is the past perfect tense indicating Jide finished eating sometime before you (the speaker) arrived.

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