bangalore ______ plenty of rain fall last year,preceded by low rain fall the previous year
a)had had
b)had
c)having

• a)had had
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  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv343.shtml
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• * b) had is the answer, as 'had had' would have been the answer if past's past had been referred
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• "had had" because The past perfect form of have is had had (had + past participle form of have).
  
  The past perfect tense is used when we are talking about the past and want to refer back to an earlier past time.
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• having...
  
  
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• having....
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• c) having is the correct answer
  
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• correct answer is HAD HAD because this sentence indicate the present perfect and past perfect tense.
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• B
  Had
  Past perfect
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• option B
  Past perfect
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• b) had
  past perfect
  
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• b
  it is past perfect
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• Bangalore HAD plenty of rainfall last year,preceded by low rainfall the previous year.
  (past perfect)
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• b is the answer
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• here its talking about last year's event which had been finished so,
  correct option is (b)
  becoz third form of helping verb must come here as the action has been completed
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• banglore had plenty of rain fal last year,preceded by low rain fall the previous year
  
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• a) had had
  
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• b) had....
  
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• b is the correct answer
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• option: b)had
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• bangalore had plenty of rainfall last year
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• had had, since it is last year it should be past perfect tense and for preceded one more had is required
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• when we emphasis on time than we use v2.
  here we focus on last year so we use v2(had)
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