Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has a blank that needs to be filled with appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested. Choose the correct alternative.

A dog bit him, while he ___________ through the forest last week.

  1. had been passing

  2. has been passing

  3. was passing

  4. passed
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C Correct answer
Explanation

We use simple past tense or past continuous tense in case of reference to a point of time in the past. ‘Have’ and ‘had’ are inappropriate. ‘Passed’ is inappropriate because of the use of ‘while’ that indicates a continuous process.

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