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Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb: My father ______(be) to Mumbai once before. - English

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Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:

My father ______(be) to Mumbai once before.

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Solution

My father had been to Mumbai once before.

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Chapter 1.1: The Portrait of a Lady - Grammar- Tenses [Page 16]

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Samacheer Kalvi English Class 11 TN Board
Chapter 1.1 The Portrait of a Lady
Grammar- Tenses | Q f. vii. | Page 16

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