In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number. Malti had to wait long to see her son, Abhik. She had worked hard to (466)______ her husband’s last wish that Abhik should (467)______ his higher education at Cambridge. Abhik (468)______ to be meritorious and hardworking and had secured a seat. Making ends meet was (469)______ and a trip back home in the vacation, (470)_____ for the mother and son. Question 1: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3. (a) is proving (b) will prove (c) prove (d) had proved

Options

A. is proving
B. will prove
C. prove
D. had proved

Answer

D

Explanation

(d)Past perfect tense is used to talk about actions that were completed before some point in the past. It is constructed using “ `Had + V_3` (the past participle of the main verb)”. Similarly in the given passage, Abhik had proved to be hardworking and had secured a seat. Hence, ‘had proved’ is the answer