Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb, adjective, adverb, preposition or conjunction.

He told me that he __________ by the shop-keeper.

  1. is cheated

  2. was cheated

  3. has cheated

  4. had cheated
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B Correct answer
Explanation

If the principal cluase of a sentence is in the past tense, the subordinate clause must also be in the past. 'Told' is past of 'tell'. Hence, (2) is the correct answer.

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