Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
I have reached the hotel, by the time you called me.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. had reached the hotel.
- The underlined part of the given sentence is erroneous in nature.
- The phrase "have reached" is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and has a connection to the present.
- However, it contradicts the intended meaning of the sentence, which is that the speaker has already reached the hotel before the future phone call takes place.
- Thus, had should have been used instead of have.
Thus, the corrected sentence is:
I had reached the hotel, by the time you called me.