Question

Identify the tense used in the given sentence. “John met the officer in the evening.”



Past continuous tense

Past perfect continuous tense

Past perfect tense

Past indefinite tense​

Answer 1

4. Past indefinite tense

Answer 2

The tense used in the given sentence is past indefinite tense. (Option D)

• The past indefinite tense, also known as the simple past tense, is used to denote a completed or finished activity that took place at a certain moment in time in the past.
• 'A specific time' can be varied and span a lengthy period of time, but it cannot be undeterminable. For most verbs, the simple past tense takes the form 'Verb + ed.'
• As a result, the verb in the sentence indicates that the statement is in the simple past tense. Consequently, option D is the correct answer to the question.