Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable option:
I wish you _________ the bath after using it.
a) had cleaned
b) cleaned
c) would clean
d) clean

Answer 1

Hint: A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. A verb is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options are in the past perfect tense as the sentence indicates the act of bathing completed in the past.
Past perfect is a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'had cleaned', refers to ‘clean’ in the past perfect tense. Therefore, option (a.) is correct as we need the answer in the past perfect tense.
Option (b.), ‘cleaned', refers to ‘clean’ in simple past tense. Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as simple past tense is not required here.
Option (c.), ‘would clean', refers to ‘clean’ in the future tense. Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as future tense is not required here.
Option (d.), ‘clean', refers to ‘clean’ in the simple present tense. Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as we do not need a simple present tense here.

Note:
 In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of tenses. Tense is a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time. There are three tenses - past, present, and future.