Question
After Rajendra Chola returned from his voyage to Indonesia, he __________ to visit the temple in Thanjavur.
Official answer and solution
- Official answer
- C
- From
- Official GATE 2017 answer key
Solution
Identify the proper verb tense required by the chronological sequence of two past actions in the sentence.
The sentence begins with a dependent time clause in the simple past: "After Rajendra Chola returned from his voyage to Indonesia...". This establishes that the event took place in the historical past.
The main clause describes his subsequent action: "...he wished to visit the temple in Thanjavur."
- "is wishing" is present continuous, which is temporally inconsistent with the past context.
- "was wishing" is past continuous, which suggests an interrupted ongoing state rather than a completed decision.
- "had wished" is past perfect, which would denote an action completed prior to his return, whereas his desire to visit followed his return.
Therefore, the simple past tense "wished" correctly completes the sentence.
C
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Source
- Paper
- GATE 2017 Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) Session 1
- Question
- 56 of 65, printed as GA Q.56
- Section
- General Aptitude
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