Question

He viewed with rising horror, the pit into which he had tumbled.
(Identify the tenses used in the sentence)
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Answer 1

Answer:

what you write in last line

Answer 2

The correct tenses are:- viewed (past simple tense) and had tumbled (past perfect tense).

• Here, in the given sentence, it has been mentioned that the person had fallen into a pit and the pit where he had fallen was a dangerous one that is why he was shocked and taken by surprise.
• Here, the given sentence is in the past tense, because the action or activity has already taken place. The first verb of the given sentence that is 'viewed' is in past tense and the second verb 'had tumbled' is past perfect tense.
• The format of the past perfect tense is had+ verb (past participle).
• Hence, the correct tenses are:- viewed (past simple tense) and had tumbled (past perfect tense).