Question

the new headmaster ____________ the new rules in details, while we sat there listening.
A. explained
B. had been explained
C. is explaining
D. has explained​

Answer 1

Answer:

Option A is correct.

Explanation:

The new headmaster explained the new rules in details,while we sat there listening.

Answer 2

The new headmaster explained the new rules in details, while ‘we sat there listening’.

Option: A

Explanation:

• The ‘simple past tense’ can be said to be a verb tense which is used for talking about the things that are ‘happened or existed’ before.  

• This simple past tense represents that you are talking about the thing that has been already happened.  

• The ‘past continuous’ tense usually represents the past things that are happened over a ‘period of time’.  

• But past tense, mentioned that the given action is finished. Here, we used simple past tense ‘explained’ as the action is finished.