Asked by Ramesh Reddy
When I went back to my home town three years ago, I found that a lot of changes ____.
(A) are taken place
(B) were taken place
(C) have taken place
(D) had taken place
I answered it as B. but in the book the correct answer was D. please explain by giving examples.
(A) are taken place
(B) were taken place
(C) have taken place
(D) had taken place
I answered it as B. but in the book the correct answer was D. please explain by giving examples.
Answers
Answered by
Writeacher
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html
It's a part of the sequence of tenses. Because the changes took place before the main verb ("went"), past perfect ("had taken place") is needed.
It's a part of the sequence of tenses. Because the changes took place before the main verb ("went"), past perfect ("had taken place") is needed.