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SSC MTS 2023 PYQ — Question 52

SSC MTS - 04 May 2023 - Shift 1 • English • Q52

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A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative.

I ______ the cake before my mother arrived.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. had baked.

  • The sentence implies that the cake was baked before the mother's arrival.
  • When talking about two consequent actions of the past, we use
    • Past Perfect Tense with the former action.
    • Simple Past Tense with the following action.
  • Thus, here we will use the Past Perfect tense (Had+V3), i.e. Had baked.
  • The complete sentence will be: I had baked the cake before my mother arrived.