Multiple choice

Directions: Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Three possible substitutions for the underlined part are given below. Select the best substitution for the underlined part and indicate it as your answer. If no substitution is required indicate (4) as your answer.

The Turks captured Constantinople in 1453 and that was the end of the Byzantine Empire.

  1. have captured

  2. had captured

  3. captures

  4. No improvement needed
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Simple past tense uses second form of the verb, that too without any auxilary verb. So, no error.

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