Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
Question:
Phuong started to study English when he was in secondary school.
Reference explanation:
Correct Answer: EASY
Phuong has studied English since he was in secondary school.
Phuong started learning English when she was in middle school and she still studies English now.
(Use the present perfect to describe an action that happened in the past.)
The sentence “Phuong was studying English when he was in secondary school”
=> Inappropriate: the verb “study” is in the past continuous, no longer related to the present (“when he was in secondary school” indicates the past time.
Sentence “Phuong studied English in secondary school”:
=> The action “study” was completed in the past => not appropriate.
The sentence “Phuong has never studied English”
=> The adverb “never” expresses the opposite meaning from the original sentence => not appropriate.
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