Foundation
English
Verb
Tenses
Tenses
Question
Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
A: The Chinese described flying machines.
B: They _____________ tremendous imaginations.
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Solution
The correct answer is Option C.
MUST HAVE HAD is used to indicate a fact with certainty on the basis of another supporting fact. In the given sentence, the speaker is stating that the Chinese had tremendous imaginations on the basis of the fact that they described flying machines.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
COULD HAVE expresses a supposed fact.
MUST HAVE expresses compulsion.
NEED TO HAVE expresses requirement.