WBCS.LIVE practice question

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: 'By the time the police arrived, the thief ___.'

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. had escaped
  2. escaped
  3. has escaped
  4. was escaping

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: had escaped

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A) had escaped šŸ“š Explanation: When two actions happened in the past, the action that occurred first must be expressed in the Past Perfect tense. Since the thief left before the police arrived, 'had escaped' is the logically and grammatically correct form. Using the simple past would imply the actions happened simultaneously, which contradicts the context of the sentence.