Question:
Mr. Brown ________ reading the letter when the telephone on his desk rang.
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A.
has just finished -
B.
had just finished -
C.
just finished -
D.
was just finishing
Reference explanation:
Correct answer: GET
The answer is NO
Knowledge of tenses
Mr. Brown had just finished reading the letter when the phone on the table rang.
=> The action of reading the message finished before the action of the phone ringing. Since the act of calling the phone is divided in the past tense, the act of reading the letter must be in the past perfect. Furthermore, the “just” sign is a perfect tense sign, so don’t use simple tenses like option C.
Other structures to note:
Finish doing st: finish doing
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