Question

"While my mom and i were setting up the tent, my father stared the campfire." What teo verb tenses were used?

Answer 1

Answer:

Past progressive and Simple past tense

Explanation:

The Past progressive tense shows ongoing activity, something that was occurring at a point in past. In the sentence, "While my mom and i were setting up the tent, my father stared the campfire." , "setting up the tent" shows past progressive tense.

Simple past tense indicates the action that has been completed in the past. In the given sentence, :my father started the campfire" is an example of simple past tense.