Class 11 / General English

General English Literature and Grammar

Question 14 of 180

Book: TN-ENG-11Chapter 1

Fill in the blank with the past perfect tense: "Mariappan knew Pudukottai so well because he ______ (live) there for five years."

lives

had lived

was living

has lived

Correct AnswerB.

had lived

Explanation

Past perfect ("had lived") expresses an event completed prior to another past event

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