{"id":40957,"date":"2024-04-15T11:16:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=40957"},"modified":"2024-04-15T11:16:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:16:14","slug":"fill-in-the-blank-with-the-most-appropriate-word-i-_____-a-card-to-the-club-and-in-the-afternoon-i-went-there-to-play-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/fill-in-the-blank-with-the-most-appropriate-word-i-_____-a-card-to-the-club-and-in-the-afternoon-i-went-there-to-play-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. 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The other options are not in the past tense.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Had been giving<\/strong> is in the past perfect progressive tense. 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