Question

I - against that team before and they were very good.(a) play (b) had been played (c) was played (d) have played.​

Answer 1

I have played against that team before and they were very good. the answer is d,have played

Answer 2

I have played against that team before and they were very good.

Option: (b)

Explanation:

• The tenses usually indicate, when the actions are going to take place, or already taken place, i.e. present, past and future.  

• These tenses should be expressed by utilizing definite formation of verbs. In the given question, it is appropriate to use ‘have played’.  

• This is a present perfect tense (formula: have + past-participle). The present perfect tense always denotes the action was completed / occurred successfully in the past time.