Direction: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required'.

I assisted him to undo the (task after I finished my work).

Question

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SSC MTS (2022) Official Paper (Held On: 20 Jun, 2023 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is "task after I had finished my work."

Key Points

The reason to use "task after I had finished my work" is to maintain proper verb tense consistency.
In this case, "I had finished" is in the past perfect tense, which is appropriate because it indicates an action completed before another past action (assisting him to undo the task).
This construction helps to clarify the sequence of events in the past.
The correct answer is option 1.

Correct sentence: I assisted him to undo the task after I had finished my work.