Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of verbs given in the options.

The farmer _____________ the field early in the morning.

  1. were ploughing

  2. was ploughing

  3. ploughed

  4. has been ploughing

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The tense of the sentence is Past Continuous as it refers to an action that was going on at some time in the Past. The subject of is third person singular, hence 'was' and-ing form of verb is to be used. 'Was ploughing' is the correct option