Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Last weekend I _______ some friends and we _____ a meal.
a) see / having
b) saw / have
c) seeing / had
d) saw / had

Answer 1

Hint: Look for pointers suggesting which tense to use. The action has already occurred in the given sentence. This means that the actions are completed. These pointers are indicators of certain tenses.

Complete answer:
 Verbs are the action words in a sentence that describe what the subject is doing. Along with nouns, verbs are the main part of a sentence or phrase, telling a story about what is taking place.
Look at the given sentence - It starts with ‘last weekend’, which tells us that this action is most probably completed. The most appropriate tense, in this case, will be the simple past tense. The second part of the sentence is most probably also a past action as it is describing eating, and it should match the previous tense, so it will be in the simple past tense.

Now, we know what we are looking for. Let’s go through the options one by one-
a) see / having - The first verb is not in the simple past tense. The second verb is also not in the simple past tense. These are not the required answers. So, this is an incorrect option.
b) saw / have - The first verb is in the simple past tense, however, the second verb is not in the simple past tense. These are not the required answers. So, this is an incorrect option.
c) seeing / had - The second verb is in the simple past tense, however, the first verb is not in the simple past tense. These are not the required answers. So, this is an incorrect option.
d) saw / had - The first verb is in the simple past tense. The second verb is also in the simple past tense. These are the required answers. So, this is the correct option.

Note:
Choose the most appropriate option given the context of the sentence. Make sure all the forms of the verb are aligning with each other and work with each other perfectly.