WBCS.LIVE practice question

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: 'He ___ for two hours when the phone rang.'

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. has been sleeping
  2. was sleeping
  3. had been sleeping
  4. is sleeping

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: had been sleeping

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) had been sleeping šŸ“š Explanation: This sentence describes an action that was ongoing in the past up until another specific point in the past ('when the phone rang'). This requires the Past Perfect Continuous tense. 'Was sleeping' describes a continuous action but doesn't emphasize the duration as effectively as 'had been sleeping' does with the time marker 'for two hours'.