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Wine growers

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by GmatKiss » Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:48 am
In the Champagne region of France, wine
growers still harvest grapes as they have done
for centuries, by carefully handpicking their crop
and storing their precious fruit in specially aged
casks.

(A) wine growers still harvest grapes as they
have done
(B) the wine grower still harvests grapes as
he has
(C) wine growers still harvest grapes as was
done
(D) wine growers still harvest grapes as has
been done
(E) wine growers still harvest grapes as they
did
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by gmatblood » Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:50 am
imo : c
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by sl750 » Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:04 am
IMO A
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by gmatblood » Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:07 am
for option A

could u explain in detail?
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by gmatblood » Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:08 am
sl750 wrote:IMO A
can u explain?
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by sl750 » Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:25 am
gmatblood wrote:
sl750 wrote:IMO A
can u explain?
Sure. In choice C, the use of simple past tense was is wrong as the practice of harvesting still continues. Usage of was implies that it this practice is no longer carried out

In A, they refers to the wine growers, the present perfect have done indicates that this practice still continues
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