Question

Fill suitable option to complete the sentence:

'Is there a school in the village?'

'Not now, there _______ one but it has closed now.'

• A. had to be
• B. has to be
• C. used to be
• D. have to be

Answer 1

The correct option is C used to be

The correct answer is Option C.

There is no school in the village now but there was one before. Thus the answer to the question whether there is a school or not will be in the past tense.

USED TO BE is the relevant verb in the past tense.

The remaining options are incorrect because:

HAS/HAD/HAVE are used when there is meaning of compulsion. Also HAS and HAVE are in the present tense.