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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 48

SSC CPO Tier I - 13th December 2019 - Shift 1 • English • Q48

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

She had won the match when we ______ the venue.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. reached.

  1. In the given sentence, the event described in first clause has already taken place before the event mentioned in second clause took place.
  2. In such sentences, the event that takes place first should be in past perfect tense and the second event should be in simple past tense.
  3. The meaning of the given sentence is ‘she had already won the match by the time we reached the venue’. Thus ‘reached’ should be filled in the blank.
  4. Hence the correct option is 2.

The correct sentence will be-

She had won the match when we reached the venue.