WBCS.LIVE practice question

He ____________ living in Delhi for ten years when I went there. (Fill in the blanks with the right option from below.)

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

Answer options

  1. was been
  2. were
  3. had been
  4. is

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: had been

Explanation: Context: The sentence uses past perfect continuous tense — ‘had been + V-ing’ — to show an action that continued up to another point in the past. 1. was been ❌ – incorrect form. 2. were ❌ – subject–verb disagreement. 3. had been ✅ – correct tense form. 4. is ❌ – wrong tense. Correct Sentence/Example Sentence: He had been living in Delhi for ten years when I went there.