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UPCAT English practice question 6: By the time the volunteers arrived, the floodwater ______ the entire ground floor.

Correct answer

D. had submerged

The past perfect marks the earlier of two past events. The flooding finished before the volunteers arrived.

By the time the volunteers arrived, the floodwater ______ the entire ground floor.

  1. submerges
  2. has submerged
  3. will submerge
  4. had submergedCorrect

Why D is correct

The past perfect marks the earlier of two past events. The flooding finished before the volunteers arrived.

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