Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the appropriate word or phrase and fill in the blank.

While in college, he ------------------ eight hours a day.

  1. was studying

  2. studied

  3. had studied

  4. had been studying
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The simple past tense studied is used to describe a habitual action or a state that existed in the past. While was studying could describe a continuous action, the simple past is the standard way to express a regular routine during a finished period of time like college. Past perfect forms are unnecessary as there is no second past action to provide a sequence.

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