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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2019 — General Studies · Question 16 of 200

Q16
EnglishVerbs, Tenses & Agreement
Correct the following sentence and choose the right answer: We had gone to the movies last night.
  1. a.We had gone to the movies last night.
  2. b.We went to the movies last night.
  3. c.We should have gone to the movies last night.
  4. d.We have gone to the movies last night.

Answer: (B) We went to the movies last night.

"Last night" is a definite point in the past, which requires the simple past tense "went". The past perfect "had gone" is only correct when describing an action completed before another past action or time — no such second past reference exists here.