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by ranjeet75 » Fri May 04, 2012 10:10 pm
84. Emperor Akbar [u]has sailed about 600 miles East of Delhi along the River Yamuna looking for a site for his wife's home when he spotted[/u] the serene banks of the holy Sangam at Allahabad.

A. has sailed about 600 miles East of Delhi along the River Yamuna looking for a site for his wife's home when he spotted
B. was sailing about 600 miles East of Delhi along the River Yamuna looking for a site for his wife's home when he has spotted
C. has sailed about 600 miles East of Delhi along the River Yamuna looking for a site for his wife's home when he has spotted
D. was sailing about 600 miles East of Delhi along the River Yamuna looking for a site for his wife's home when he spotted
E. was sailing about 600 miles East from Delhi along the River Yamuna looking for a site for his wife's home when he spotted

OA is [spoiler]D[/spoiler]

[spoiler]How is the use of Past Progressive and Simple Past here is right?[/spoiler]
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by vk_vinayak » Fri May 04, 2012 10:54 pm
[spoiler]How is the use of Past Progressive and Simple Past here is right?[/spoiler]
Because the two things (sailing and spotting) happened at the same time in the past.

Eg: I was travelling on the bus when I received the call from my home.
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