WAEC - English Language (1993 - No. 50)
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.
Whenever the baby cried, the mother...........
Whenever the baby cried, the mother...........
sighs
will sigh
shall sigh
sighed
Explanation
When a past tense is used in the main clause, it should be repeated in the subordinate clause. This is one of the rules of the sequences of tense. The clause: "Whenever the baby cried" is in the past tense (cried). The verb in the second clause "the mother ___" should also be in the past tense (sighed).
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