Question

Which verb tense is for an ongoing past action that was interrupted by another action in the past, emphasizing that the ongoing action is over? Example: John had been washing his car all morning, but quit when the rain came. A. simple past B. past perfect C. past progressive D. past perfect progressive

Answer 1

Answer:

C.

Explanation:

The past progressive is a verb tense which is used to show that an ongoing past action was happening at a specific moment of interruption, or that two ongoing actions were happening at the same time.