Post Utme Noun 2024 English Question 8

Practice objective / multiple choice question 8 from the 2024 Post Utme Noun English examination.

Post Utme Noun 2024 English Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 8 POST_UTME_NOUN • 2024 • ENGLISH • objective

The sentence 'By the time I arrived, they had already eaten dinner.' is in the past perfect tense. What is the main reason for using the past perfect tense in this sentence?

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. To express a completed action in the past before another completed action in the past.
B. To express a completed action in the past without a connection to another action in the past.
C. To express a repeated action in the past before another action in the past.
D. To express a repeated action in the past without a connection to another action in the past.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
To express a completed action in the past before another completed action in the past.

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This is Post Utme Noun 2024 English Question 8. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Post Utme Noun English examination.

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