Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence If the...........

English Language (CGL) One Word Substitution

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute

it, select No improvement.

Long after those five horses finish drinking water from the trough, an old horse appeared over the brow of the hill.

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SSC CGL 9th March 2020 Shift-3

had finished

have finished

No Improvement

had been finishing

- The original sentence includes the phrase “finish drinking,” indicating a past action that was completed before another past action.

- Option 1: “had finished” is in the past perfect tense. It correctly indicates an action completed before another past action.

- Option 2: “have finished” is in the present perfect tense. It implies the action extends to the present, which isn’t suitable here.

- Option 3: “No Improvement” suggests the original sentence is correct, but it doesn't align with the desired sequence of events.

- Option 4: “had been finishing” is in the past perfect continuous tense, which suggests ongoing past action, not fitting this context.

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