Fill in the blank with the correct word. The shepherd ploughed this mountain with cattle the first time it _ ever ploughed.
Correct answer: A. was
- A. was
- B. was been
- C. had
- D. had been
Explanation
The sentence is referring to a past event, indicating that the shepherd ploughed the mountain with cattle for the first time. The use of the past tense "was" is appropriate to describe the action that occurred in the past. Therefore, the correct sentence is: "The shephard ploughed this mountain with cattle for the first time it was ever ploughed."
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