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Columbus ——— America.

  1. A) discovers
  2. B) discovered
  3. C) has had discovered
  4. D) had discovered
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Answer: B) discovered

Explanation

"Discovered". The event happened at a finished point in the past (1492), so the simple past is used. "Discovers" is present, "had discovered" needs a second past event to come before, and "has had discovered" is not a valid tense.

Asked in: KGDCL 2021

Topic: English Grammar