Fill in the blank with past perfect tense: I met Ruchi in Nagpur yesterday. I…
2023
Fill in the blank with past perfect tense:
I met Ruchi in Nagpur yesterday. I ______ her a week before.
- A.
saw
- B.
had seen
- C.
was seeing
- D.
had been seeing
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Correct answer: B
Answer: had seen
Explanation: Use the past perfect to show that one past action happened before another past action. Here, the action of seeing Ruchi happened before the action of meeting her, so the past perfect "had seen" is correct.
Identify the two past events: 'I had seen her' (earlier) and 'I met her' (later).
Form past perfect with had + past participle (had + seen).
Why other choices are incorrect: 'saw' is simple past, 'was seeing' is past continuous (ongoing action), and 'had been seeing' is past perfect continuous (emphasizes duration or repeated action).