Multiple choice

Select the correct option for the incorrect sentence.

All the students have occupied their seats before the examination started.

  1. All the students will occupy their seats before the examination started.

  2. All the students will have occupied their seats before the examination started.

  3. All the students have been occupying their seats before the examination started.

  4. All the students had occupied their seats before the examination started.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In a complex sentence if the subordinate clause is in the Simple Past Tense, then the main clause has to be in the Past Perfect Tense. Answer: (4)

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