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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:When he ____ home, I ____ him the book.
When he ____ home, I ____ him the book.
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The correct option is D came/showed
Here, both the actions are completed in the same tense. Hence, we will use the same tense for the both the blanks.Option A - 'Came' is in the past tense and 'shall show' is in the future tense. Thus option A is incorrect.Option B - 'Comes' is in the present tense and 'showed' is in the past tense. Thus option B is incorrect.Option C - We can't use perfect tenses when both the actions are completed at the same time. Thus option C is incorrect.Option E - 'Was coming' is in the past continuous tense and 'shall show' is in the future tense. Thus option E is incorrect.Option D - 'Came' and 'showed' are both in the past tense and indicate that the actions are completed in the past. Thus option D is the correct answer.'When he came home, I showed him the book.'
Here, both the actions are completed in the same tense. Hence, we will use the same tense for the both the blanks.
Option A - 'Came' is in the past tense and 'shall show' is in the future tense. Thus option A is incorrect.
Option B - 'Comes' is in the present tense and 'showed' is in the past tense. Thus option B is incorrect.
Option C - We can't use perfect tenses when both the actions are completed at the same time. Thus option C is incorrect.
Option E - 'Was coming' is in the past continuous tense and 'shall show' is in the future tense. Thus option E is incorrect.
Option D - 'Came' and 'showed' are both in the past tense and indicate that the actions are completed in the past. Thus option D is the correct answer.
'When he came home, I showed him the book.'
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