Question

There ——————— a famine in Bengal in 1982.

a) was
b) has been
c) were
d) had been​

Answer 1

There was a famine in Bengal in 1982.

a) was

b) has been

c) were

d) had been

Answer 2

Answer:

There  was   a famine in Bengal in 1982.

Explanation:

• The simple past tense, also known as the preterit, is used to describe a completed activity that occurred in the past.
• In English, the simple past is the most basic form of the past tense. The simple past tense verb form is 'Verb + ed'.
• The activity might take place in the near or distant past, and the duration of the action is unimportant.
• In this sentence, we must use the simple past tense and due to which it is singular the n 'was' will be used .
• Thus, the sentence turns out to be - There was a famine in Bengal in 1982.

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