Question

John was very upset yesterday because he ___that he___his wallet
1)realized /will lose
2)realized /had lost
3)had realized /lost
4)realizes /loes. Fill in the blank​

Answer 1

Answer:

John was very upset yesterday because he realized that he had lost his wallet.

Option 2 is the correct answer.

Answer 2

John was very upset yesterday because he realized that he had lost his wallet. (option 2)

• Here realized is much more appropriate as realized means sudden awareness of a fact.
• Here "had lost" is in the past perfect tense.
• When one event took place and which was before another event in the past, then the event is stated and can be written in the past tense.
• Here John losing his wallet was a past event that had happened before being upset upon realization.
• Taking all these into consideration option 2 is much more appropriate and suitable to fit in the questioned sentence.

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