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    Question

    Were the politicians to assess themselves, they would

    find that they have lost their credibility long back? In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it being underlined. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases 1), 2), 3) and 4). Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in the underlined form to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct.
    A Have been losing their Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Had lost their credibility Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Have lost their credentials Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D No improvement Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    sentence is in past so the helping verb should be had, instead of have.

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