Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
After I ____ my dinner, I typed my report.

• A. had
• B. have
• C. had had
• D. will have

Answer 1

The correct option is C had had

In the given sentence, 'typed' indicates that the tense of the sentence past tense. Here, the word 'after' indicates that before the subject 'typed' his/her report, he/she ate dinner. Thus, the activity of eating dinner was already complete with respect to the past. A complete activity can only be indicated by a perfect tense. Thus, the answer must be in the past perfect tense.

Option A is incorrect. 'had' is in the simple past tense and not the past perfect tense. Thus, using it will make the tense of the sentence inconsistent.

Option B is incorrect. 'have' is in the simple present tense and not the past perfect tense. Thus, using it will make the tense of the sentence inconsistent.

Option C is correct. 'had had' is in the past perfect tense with the first 'had' being the auxiliary. Thus, it is the correct answer.

Option D is incorrect. 'will have' is in the simple future tense and not the past perfect tense. Thus, using it will make the tense of the sentence inconsistent.