{"id":40893,"date":"2024-04-15T11:15:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=40893"},"modified":"2024-04-15T11:15:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:15:16","slug":"i-to-the-bank-during-my-lunch-break-today-but-an-old-colleague-to-visit-us-so-naturally-i-wanted-to-hear-all-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/i-to-the-bank-during-my-lunch-break-today-but-an-old-colleague-to-visit-us-so-naturally-i-wanted-to-hear-all-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"I to the bank during my lunch break today, but an old colleague to visit us, so, naturally, I wanted to hear all the news."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;was going&#8221; option2=&#8221;went&#8221; option3=&#8221;have gone&#8221; option4=&#8221;had gone E. am going&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is B. went.<\/p>\n<p>The sentence is in the past tense, so the verb must also be in the past tense. 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