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Aqua green 571 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Present Simple vs Past Perfect

Today, I sat an English Language exam. One of the questions was :

By the age of 17, he _________ what to study.

a) had decided

b) decided

I circled b) but I'm not certain. What's the correct answer ?

  

Top answer

A

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A makes it plain that he decided before he was 17.

With B, maybe he decided when he was 17.

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