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Find the errors in the underlined part:
The committee has met yesterday to discuss the budget proposal.

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Use present perfect tense for actions without specific past time, and simple past tense when the past time (e.g., yesterday) is mentioned.
Updated On: Mar 26, 2026
  • has met
  • yesterday
  • to discuss
  • No error
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

The grammatical error is in "has met yesterday". The present perfect tense ("has met") implies an indefinite past time, while "yesterday" specifies a definite past time. These are contradictory. The correct phrasing uses the simple past tense: "met". Thus, the corrected sentence is: "The committee met yesterday to discuss the budget proposal."
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