Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:

When he ____ home, I ____ him the book.

• A. came/shall show
• B. comes/showed
• C. has come/has shown
• D. came/showed
• E. was coming/shall show

Answer 1

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.'