I ___ a letter when the power went off. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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I ___ a letter when the power went off.

A. write

B. wrote

C. was writing

D. have written

Answer: Option C

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Past Continuous interrupted by Simple Past.

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By the time he arrives, the meeting ___ .

A. will have started

B. is starting

C. starts

D. will start

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Future Perfect.

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Question #2

We ___ the house for six months now.

A. have been building

B. build

C. built

D. are building

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
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Question #3

If he ___ earlier, he would not have missed the bus.

A. would leave

B. had left

C. left

D. leaves

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Third conditional: if + past perfect.

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