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Fill in the blank with the correct past perfect form of the verb:
Ajay won the match although he _______ tennis before.

  1. Had not been playing
  2. Have not played
  3. Will not play
  4. Had not played

A
Have not played
B
Will not play
C
Had not played
D
Had not been playing
Solution
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The past perfect tense describes an action completed before a certain moment in the past. It is formed by using 'had' (the past tense form of 'to have') + the past participle form of the main verb.
The main verb in the given sentence is negative form of the verb 'play', whose past participle form is 'not played'. Hence the correct past perfect form of the verb in the given sentence is 'had not played'. Hence option C is correct.
Option A is incorrect as 'will not play' is the simple future tense form.
Option B is incorrect as 'had not been playing' is the past perfect continuous tense form.
Option D is incorrect as 'have not played' is the present perfect tense form.

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