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WAEC English Language 2020 Objective — Question 43

Question 43 of 80 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) English Language 2020 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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We got to the hall after the play ______.

  • A. is
  • B. have
  • C. hadCorrect
  • D. was

Explanation

The sentence should read 'we got to the hall after the play had started'. Note that the two verbs underlined have two clauses (got, had started). Even though both actions were in the past, the first action (had started) happened earlier. It takes past perfect tense. The second action followed afterwards, and this takes past tense, got.

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