Choose the option that best completes the gap.
Until he lost the election. Agbo............ to be the Student Union president
Until he lost the election. Agbo............ to be the Student Union president
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Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The phrase “Until he lost the election” refers to a past event.
To express an ongoing hope before that past event, we use the past perfect continuous tense: “had been hoping.”
So the correct sentence is:
“Until he lost the election, Agbo had been hoping to be the Student Union president.”
The phrase “Until he lost the election” refers to a past event.
To express an ongoing hope before that past event, we use the past perfect continuous tense: “had been hoping.”
So the correct sentence is:
“Until he lost the election, Agbo had been hoping to be the Student Union president.”