A few years ago, it _ that human beings do not belong to this earth.
Correct answer: B. Was found
- A. Found
- B. Was found
- C. Were found
- D. Had found
Explanation
In the given statement, "A few years ago" represents that the sentence is in past tense, and "it" represents that helping verb should be singular. Option D is incorrect because if we used had, it should should have been followed by "been". Hence, correct option is B.
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