Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A - E:

The catering manageress saw to it that the morning meal .... by 07.00 hours everyday

  • A is prepared
  • B used to prepare
  • C has been prepared
  • D was prepared
  • E used to be prepared
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The correct answer is D. was prepared

When something is said to happen every day, we use the simple past tense to indicate a habit in the past.

Of the options given, "was prepared" best conveys that the morning meal was prepared daily at 07.00 hours as a regular routine.

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