The more recent of two past actions is written in the:
ASimple past
BPast perfect
CSimple futur
DPresent cont
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Simple past
1. The earlier action takes the past perfect tense.
2. The other action needs a different tense.
3. The more recent action is expressed in the simple past.
4. So the answer is simple past.
_Source: NCERT Class 9 English Poorvi, Unit 1 'How I Taught My Grandmother to Read'_
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