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#1 20-Sep-2015, 04:26Salim could not make it to the party as he __________ to finish his assignment
Options are:
had
has
have
want
What will be the answer?
why not "had" can be the answer?
I am considering "had" because "could" is mentioned before it and which is in past tense.
Sorry for this very basic question
while(true)
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#2 20-Sep-2015, 06:52Re: Salim could not make it to the party as he __________ to finish his assignment
“Every miserable fool who has nothing at all of which he can be proud, adopts as a last resource pride in the nation to which he belongs; he is ready and happy to defend all its faults and follies tooth and nail, thus reimbursing himself for his own inferiority.”
— Arthur Schopenhauer
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#3 20-Sep-2015, 08:06Re: Salim could not make it to the party as he __________ to finish his assignment
Please note the correct way to ask your question.
Originally Posted by ganeshmodi555
Did somebody tell you that "had" is the wrong answer?
Why have you written "while(true)"?
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#4 20-Sep-2015, 09:01Re: Salim could not make it to the party as he __________ to finish his assignment
Both had and has are possible. The latter works only if the assignment has not been completed at the time of speaking.
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#5 20-Sep-2015, 11:00Re: Salim could not make it to the party as he __________ to finish his assignment
I think "has" would work better with "cannot" as a verb.
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#6 20-Sep-2015, 12:04Re: Salim could not make it to the party as he __________ to finish his assignment
It works perfectly well with 'could not' in the right context. Salim did/could not come with me to this party because he has to finish his assignment. In that particular sentence 'cannot' does not work. Originally Posted by MikeNewYork
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