Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable tense form
Yesterday, I read a poem that my teacher ___________ to me.

A) Had recommended
B) Recommended
C) Will be recommending
D) Have recommended

Answer 1

Hint: In order to answer this question we need to understand what tenses are. Tenses denote the time an action takes place. In this case, it is the past tense that will be used.

Complete answer:

Tenses denote the time an action takes place. Tenses can be divided into three parts 1) Present tense 2) Past tense and 3) Future tense. Each of these can further be divided into 4 subparts 1) Simple 2) Continuous 3) Perfect 4) Perfect Continuous.
The sentence is the past tense as the word yesterday is given in the sentence.
To fill in the blank we will be using the past perfect tense. The past perfect tense describes an action completed before a certain moment in the past. The rule is subject+ had+ the third of the verb+ object.
Let us discuss the given options one by one
Option A) had recommended
This option is correct because the past perfect tense has been used.
Option B) recommended
This option is incorrect because recommended is in the simple past tense.
Option C) will be recommending
This option is incorrect because will be recommending is the future continuous tense.
Option D) has recommended
This option is incorrect as has recommended is in the present perfect tense.
Hence, option A is correct.

Note: Rules of Tenses help one understand how to correctly use the different tenses in a sentence. Hence it is important to understand the rules of the tenses thoroughly. The rule for past perfect tense is subject+ had+ the third of the verb+ object.