Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
My friend ....... me for many years when I met him last week.
A
never saw
B
did not see
C
had not seen
D
had never seen
Verified Correct Answer: C.
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The sentence describes an action (not seeing) that happened before another past action (met him last week). This requires the past perfect tense:
had + past participle
“had not seen” correctly shows that for many years before last week, the friend had not seen the speaker.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10562)