Question

parsoon___for Bangalore earlyand he must___by this time
a) leave , have been reaching
b) left , have reached
c) had left , be reaching
d) left , have been reached​

Answer 1

Parsoon left for Bangalore early and he must have reached by this time.

Answer 2

Parsoon left for Bangalore early and he must have reached by this time

Tenses:

• Proper usage of tenses in a sentence really adds meaning and makes a sentence grammatically correct.
• When the first blank is filled with the verb form 'left' in the past tense, it expresses the statement in past.
• Similarly, the other part of the sentence will also be in past tense form,  but in simple past tense form.
• Both the blank will be filled with simple past tense forms of the verb and not the other forms such as perfect past tense (had left), (have been reached), (be reaching), or past continuous form (have been reaching).
• Thus, option b) left, have reached will be the correct option.

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