CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE MAKING OF A SCIENTIST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How long ago ____ it?
A
have you bought
B
you have bought
C
did you buy
D
you bought
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -If you ask how long ago, you would get the answers with a number and a time unit, like one year, 3 weeks, etc. If you ask when, you would get a specific time / date. Meanwhile you can use when to ask events happen in future.

Detailed explanation-2: -They are both correct. The first phrase tells us about something that happened in the past: you bought something or many things.

Detailed explanation-3: -Correct: I bought something. → What did you buy? Incorrect: I bought something.

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