Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank in the following sentence from the options given below of Perfect Continuous Tense.

He ran out of breath as he ____________ the hill non-stop.

  1. has been climbing

  2. had climbing

  3. has being climbing

  4. had been climbing
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct Answer: had been climbing As 'ran' is in past tense we know we need to use the same tense. Out of the options past tense can be found in options 2 and 4. But 'had' is used with either 'past participle form' or 'been + present participle'. This correct usage is found only in 'had been climbing' which is  'past perfect continuous'. So, option 4 is the correct answer.

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