Post Utme Uniosun 2018 English Question 37

Practice objective / multiple choice question 37 from the 2018 Post Utme Uniosun English examination.

Post Utme Uniosun 2018 English Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 37 POST_UTME_UNIOSUN • 2018 • 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 action in the past
B. To express a repeated action in the past
C. To express a future action
D. To express a completed action in the past without a connection to the present
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
To express a completed action in the past before another action in the past

About This Question

This is Post Utme Uniosun 2018 English Question 37. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Post Utme Uniosun English examination.

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