Question

Q73. Fill in the blank with the past perfect continuous tense form of the verb given in

the bracket. “The area __________ from an earthquake.” (recover)

i.is recovering

ii.has been recovering

iii.had been recovering

iv.has recovere​

Answer 1

Answer:

The complete sentence is : -

• The area had been recovering from an earthquake.

Explanation :

• Structure of Past Perfect Continuous Tense ( affirmative ) : Subject + auxiliary verb 'had been' + main verb +ing + object / complement.

• The above sentence has followed the above structure. Here 'the area' is subject, had been is helping verb, recovering ( recover + ing ) is a main verb and 'from an earthquake' is object or complement.

• Example : The girl had been reading in the same class for two years.

Answer 2

Answer:

III)  had been recovering

Explanation:

→ Structure of Past Perfect Continuous Tense ( affirmative ) : Subject + auxiliary verb 'had been' + main verb +ing + object / complement.

→ The above sentence has followed the above structure. Here 'the area' is subject, had been is helping verb, recovering ( recover + ing ) is a main verb and 'from an earthquake' is object or complement.

Example: He had been watching television for two years.

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