TS Police Constable Mains 2023 · Question 1
Question 1 of the TSLPRB Police Constable Final Written Examination 2023 (General Studies) (30 April 2023). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate form of the verb given in brackets to make it a meaningful sentence. She ______ (hand) me a picture of sloppily drawn birthday cake last year.
- Have handed
- Had handed
- Handing
- Handed
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Answer: (4) Handed
The time marker "last year" refers to a completed action at a definite past time, so the simple past "handed" is needed. The present perfect "have handed" cannot be used with a definite past time expression, and "had handed" would need a later past action as its reference point.