Sentence improvement (sequence of tenses; past perfect progressive for earlier ongoing work) Original sentence: "My doctor knew that I would eventually recover and do kind of work I would be doing before" Choose the option that best completes the clause referring to the earlier continuous activity.
Verbal Ability
Sentence Correction
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Awould have been doing
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Bwould have done
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Chad been done
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Dhad been doing
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ENo correction required
Answer
Correct Answer: had been doing
Explanation
Given data
- Matrix past: “My doctor knew …”.
- Projection: “… I would eventually recover and (again) do the same kind of work …”.
- Reference to activity prior to that past point (“before”).
Concept/ApproachTo refer to an ongoing activity that occurred before another past reference point, use the past perfect progressive: had been doing. This shows continuity up to the earlier time.
Option analysishad been doing — correct tense and aspect for prior continuous work. ✅had been done — passive; wrong meaning.would have been doing / would have done — conditional perfects; wrong timeline.
Final Answer… the kind of work I had been doing before.