Question

the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut (complex)​

Answer 1

Answer:

Object is ' the hermit digging the ground in front of his hut'. Now the transformation is simple: Object (the hermit digging the ground in front of his hut)+was ('be' in simple past tense as 'the hermit' is in singular from) +seen (past participle of the main verb 'see') by +him (object form of 'he').

Answer 2

QUESTION :

THE HERMIT WAS DIGGING THE GROUND IN FRONT OF HIS HUT (Pick out the verb and state its tense)

ANSWER :

VERB = DIGGING

VERB FORM = 4RD FORM OR V4