After Rajendra Chola returned from his voyage to Indonesia, he ________ to visit the temple in Thanjavur.
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Answer: C
To determine the correct tense for the blank, let us analyze the sequence of events in the sentence:
- Event 1: Rajendra Chola returned from his voyage (expressed in the simple past tense: returned).
- Event 2: He wanted/wished to visit the temple in Thanjavur. This action happened after his return.
For a sequence of completed actions in the past, we use the simple past tense. Therefore, wished is the correct fit.
Why other options are incorrect:
- A. was wishing: "Wish" is a stative verb expressing a state of mind, which is generally not used in the continuous form (progressive aspect) in this context.
- B. is wishing: This is in the present continuous tense, which is grammatically inconsistent with the historical past context of the sentence.
- D. had wished: The past perfect tense is used to denote an action completed before another past action. Since the wishing occurred after he returned, the past perfect is incorrect here.
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