Direction: In the following questions, a sentence/part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/part of the sentence at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is No Improvement.
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We have been retracing our steps to the log cabin ten minutes ago.
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- will be retracing
- have to retrace
- had to retrace
- No Improvement
Correct Option: C
The sentence shows past time as ago has been used.
Hence, had to retrace is the right usage.
