Question

Fill in blank no. (1) with a suitable option:

• A. has been
• B. had been
• C. was
• D. is become

Answer 1

The correct option is B had been

'Had been’ is past perfect tense and the sentence describes that Suu Kyi was heading the struggle since 1988. So option B is the most appropriate word for the given sentence.
‘Has been’ is present continuous tense whereas the paragraph is in past perfect tense. Thus, option A is not the appropriate word for the given sentence.
Option C is incorrect because ‘was’ is simple past tense whereas the given sentence is in past perfect tense.
Option D is incorrect because ‘is become’ is present tense whereas the sentence described is in past perfect tense.