JAMB - English Language (1980 - No. 1)
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five option:
The telephone .... in the nineteenth century and is now used in most countries in the world
The telephone .... in the nineteenth century and is now used in most countries in the world
had been invented
was invented
would have been invented
has been invented
was being invented
توضیح
The sentence refers to a specific past event—the invention of the telephone in the nineteenth century. In such cases, the simple past tense ("was invented") is the most appropriate choice.