Question

Form a meaningful sentence from the words given in the bracket:
‘Was Tom at the party when you arrived?’ ‘No, he _____(go)home.’
(a)had gone
(b)has gone
(c)have gone
(d)is gone

Answer 1

Hint: Look for pointers suggesting which tense to use. The actions are completed in the given sentence. This is indicative of a certain tense.

Complete answer:The sentence is very clear. The word ‘was’ is used in the sentence. This means that the action happened some time ago. So, to convey that an action happened some time ago, we need to use Past Perfect Tense. The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. It does not matter which event is mentioned first - the tense makes it clear which one happened first. The verb that we need to convert in the given sentence is ‘to go’.
Now, we know what we are looking for. Let’s look at the given options:
(a)had gone - This phrase contains the helping verb ‘had’. This verb is in the past tense. This construction is in the past perfect tense. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.
(b)has gone - This phrase contains the helping verb ‘has’. This verb is in the present tense. This construction is in the present perfect tense. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
(c)have gone - This phrase contains the helping verb ‘have’. This verb is in the present tense. This construction is in the present perfect tense. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
(d)is gone - This phrase contains the helping verb ‘is’. This verb is in the present tense. This construction is in the simple present tense. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.

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