Choose the most suitable option to replace the underlined part of the sentence
I wish the report is finished before the meeting began.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (C) had been finished
Concept (I Wish + Past Perfect Passive) 'I wish' के बाद simple past (सामान्य भूत काल) वर्तमान के बारे में इच्छा दर्शाता है और past perfect अतीत के बारे में। 'Before the meeting began' से स्पष्ट है कि इच्छा अतीत से संबंधित है, और report का finish होना passive (कर्मवाच्य) है, इसलिए had been finished सही है। अतः सही विकल्प C है।
✓ सही वाक्य: I wish the report had been finished before the meeting began.
Examiner का जाल यह है कि विकल्प D, finished, simple past है और इसलिए सही लगता है, परंतु वह वर्तमान की इच्छा दर्शाता है और उसमें passive अर्थ नहीं है।
Concept (I Wish + Past Perfect Passive) After 'I wish', the simple past expresses a wish about the present and the past perfect a wish about the past. 'Before the meeting began' shows that the wish concerns the past, and the report's being finished is passive, so had been finished is correct.
✓ Correct sentence I wish the report had been finished before the meeting began.
Examiner's Trap Option D (finished) is a simple past and so seems right, but it serves a wish about the present and gives no passive sense.
Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 27 Oct 2026 · Shift III। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 27 Oct 2026 · Shift III. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.