Question

Q. 4 Use the correct form of Past Perfect Continuous Tense

in the following sentences:
1. They ……… the truth. (speak)

2. The train ……… fast. (run)

3. …….. Rajan ……….to Delhi in 2018? (go)

4. ……… I not………. there yesterday? (reach)

5. She ……..not……..the prize. (win)

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Answer 1

1. They spoke the truth.

2. The train ran fast.

3. Did Rajan go to Delhi in 2018?

4. Did I not reach there yesterday?

5. She did not win the prize.  

Explanation:

• The past tense is used to narrate an already happened action in a time before now.

• The time of the action happened can be in near past or distant past, but it does not matter how long the action lasted.

• The simple past tense is different than past continuous tense.