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by CookieNet » Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:37 am
The correct answer is A.

'retailer said' << Past simple is used to describe the situation that ended in the past.
This means that its cause had been happened before the retailer said.

Therefore, past perfect in choice A is the most proper tense.
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by kc_raj » Tue May 19, 2009 3:52 pm
IMO B,

has been is the correct passive present perfect tense for indicating the problem still exists

what is OA?
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by Mayur Sand » Tue May 19, 2009 5:54 pm
(B) was my first choice , whats the OA
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by ket » Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:22 am
I've been doing this problem right now... The OA is A - this question is from the OG purple book.

I was totally confused about 'recent extended sales slump' ... but it seems its correct.

but I guess one should focus on time tense in this problem which is wrong in B and C and surely one can eliminate D, E straightforward.
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by crackgmat007 » Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:01 pm
The sentence uses the word 'recent'. Will the sentence not require present perfect tense?
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