Multiple choice

Directions: Mark the most suitable option to fill up the blank.

We _______ you to visit us before leaving the town. But you could not make it this time.

  1. expecting

  2. had expected

  3. are expecting

  4. had expect
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B Correct answer
Explanation

If the principal clause of a sentence is in the past indefinite tense, the subordinate clause should be in the past perfect tense (where we use the third for of the verb along with 'had').

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