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Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb: We were not able to stay overnight as we______not______(reserve) the tickets in advance.

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

We were not able to stay overnight as we______not______(reserve) the tickets in advance.

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We were not able to stay overnight as we did not reserve the tickets in advance.

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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. ii. | Page 16

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