Post Utme Covenant University 2017 English Question 39

Practice objective / multiple choice question 39 from the 2017 Post Utme Covenant University English examination.

Post Utme Covenant University 2017 English Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 39 POST_UTME_COVENANT_UNIVERSITY • 2017 • ENGLISH • objective

The sentence 'By the time I arrived, they had already eaten dinner.' is an example of a sentence that uses the past perfect tense to describe a past action that occurred before another past action. Which of the following sentences also uses the past perfect tense in a similar way?

Answer Options

A. By the time I graduated, I had already applied to several colleges.
Correct Answer B. By the time they arrived, we had already finished the project.
C. By the time she got married, she had already finished her degree.
D. By the time he retired, he had already worked for 40 years.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
By the time they arrived, we had already finished the project.

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This is Post Utme Covenant University 2017 English Question 39. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Covenant University English examination.

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