Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with an appropriate verb, preposition, participle or conjunction. The question is followed by four alternatives. Choose the most appropriate one.

They __________ the TV for a long time when the burglars burst in.

  1. was seeing

  2. have been seeing

  3. had been seeing

  4. saw
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Case of past perfect continuous tense. When we refer to an action that 'had already been' going on at the occurence of the other action, we use past perfect continuous tense. (Had + been + verb+ing)

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