Pick out the verbs in the following sentences and state their tenses :
(1) William. Elizabeth and their children had been travelling in a ship.
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(2) They decided to get to the island.
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The verbs along with the tenses of the given sentences are mentioned as under:
(1) William, Elizabeth and their children had been travelling in a ship.
Verb is : had been travelling and the tense of the sentence is past perfect continuous tense. The past perfect continuous tense is in format of had been + present participle of verb ending with ‘ing’.
(2) They decided to get to the island.
Verb is : decided to get and the tense of the sentence is past tense. When a person is talking about the event which has already happened, then past tense is used.
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