deependra1234
I remember a problem in OG where there were 3 Actions and had (Action1 ) , Had (Action2) , Was (Action3) and thought that their are three actions here...
,one earlier than the second 1876 election, and finally he won the elections... hence preferred E..
How is that not the case here...???
I had a similar problem with this question..
"Although severely damaged in the hurricane, the captain was able to repair
the generator so that it could power the hospital until the city???s electricity was
restored. "
The OA is
Although it had been severely damaged in the hurricane, the captain
was able to repair the generator so that it could power the hospital until the city???s electricity was
restored. "
Why not two Had beens for three actions in sequence???
What am i missing in such Questions???
The time perspective is required to be understood.
A, B, C : 3 actions happen one after the other in past.
Perspective at A: A simple past, B conditional (would), C conditional (would)
Perspective at B: A past perfect, B simple past, C conditional (would)
Perspective at C: A past perfect, B past perfect, C simple past
The OG example is probably of the third type ( perspective at C).
As for your example, consider the following sentence in present tense:
The captain
is able to repair the generator so that it
can power the hospital until the city's electricity
is restored.
If the above sentence is required to be mentioned in past tense, you will get:
The captain
was able to repair the generator so that it
could power the hospital until the city's electricity
was restored.
[Suggestion: For conditional sentences e,g, with "if" / "until" etc., consider the correct present form and then take the sentence to past - for such conditional sentences, the past perfect rule does not hold.]