Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:

It was late but the pupils _____ stay at school for an additional lesson.

could

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must

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had to

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needed

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might

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Solution

The correct option is C had to
A verb is used to express an occurrence, action, or state. It is the grammatical center of the predicate in a sentence.
An auxiliary verb is a verb which is used in the formation of tenses, moods, tones, etc.
Option C is correct as was indicates the use of had to.
The other options are wrong as no other tense can be used here.
The correct answer is C) had to

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