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Omar Ahmed Posted 9 years ago
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A puzzling question

Choose the correct answer:

1- After he......for school, he realized that he had forgotten his books at home.

a) left b) had left c) leaves

My answer is:

Both (a) and (b) are correct, but my friend says , "The only correct answer is (a). Is he right?

  

Top answer

( a) is the best answer. ( b) is acceptable. By the way "forget at home" is not natural.

  • ( a) is the best answer.
  • ( b) is acceptable.
  • By the way "forget at home" is not natural.
  • It's a bad question.
  • 1- After he left for school, he realized that he had forgotten his books at home .
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( a) is the best answer.

( b) is acceptable.

By the way "forget at home" is not natural. It's a bad question.

1- After he left for school, he realized that he had forgotten his books at home.

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