Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He didn’t pass his driving test. He wishes he _______ it.
a) Have passed
b) Had passed
c) Will pass
d) Pass

Answer 1

Hint: A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. The verb is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence. For example- ‘is’ is the verb in the sentence ‘She is both bold and beautiful.’

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options given to us is in the past tense and is grammatically correct to fit in the sentence.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'have passed', is incorrect as it is in the present perfect tense, and we need the answer to be in past tense.
Option (b.), ‘had passed', is correct as it is in the past perfect tense.
Option (c.), ‘will pass', refers to ‘will’ which is in the future tense, and we need the answer to be in the past tense. Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect.
Option (d.), ‘pass', refers to ‘pass’ in the present tense, and we need the answer to be in the past tense. Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect.

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