alleryPick the correct form: She ____ for two hours when I called.
AHas been studying today
BWas studying for the day
CHad been studying
DStudied for two hours
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Had been studying
1. Two events both in the past.
2. Action began earlier and was ongoing when the second event happened.
3. That is Past Perfect Continuous tense.
4. Form: had been + verb-ing. So 'had been studying' fits.
_Source: SSC Stenographer Study Material, Chapter on Tenses (jkchrome.com, Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on Past Perfect Continuous_
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