Rewrite the sentence, instead of using ‘somebody’ or ‘they’, write a passive sentence:

When we got to the stadium we found that they had cancelled the game.

When we got to the stadium, we found that _______________________.

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………. We found that the game is cancelled.

………. We found that the game has been cancelled.

………. We found that the game was cancelled.

………. We found that the game had been cancelled.

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Detailed Solution

The correct answer is: ………. We found that the game had been cancelled.
The proper response is "We found that the game had been cancelled" as "had been" is a grammatical construction that can be used with both the past perfect and past perfect progressive to describe actions that have just taken place. Consequently, this is the best response.

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