Question

Use appropriate form of verb:

She ____ (visit) her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she ____ (move) in with them in 1996.

• A. has visited ; move
• B. had been visiting ; is moving
• C. had visited ; moved
• D. is visiting ; is moving

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The correct option is B had visited ; moved
The given sentence states a past action 'to visit' before another action took place in the past 'moved in in 1996'.

Option B: 'Had visited' is in past perfect tense. It states a past action that completed before another past action 'moved' took place. It relates to the given sentence and hence option B is correct.

Option A: 'Has visited' is in present perfect tense and states an action just completed. 'Move' is a simple present verb and states a habit or a general truth. Both are irrelevant, as the sentence states actions from before 1996.

Option C: 'Had been visiting' is in past perfect continuous tense and 'is moving' is in present continuous tense. The actions in the given sentence are in the past.

Option D: Both 'is visiting' and 'is moving' are continuous tense forms in the present.

Hence options A, C and D are wrong.