Question

Complete the given statement using a suitable option:
When I last saw Tim, he __________ his job but in the end, he decided not to.

• A. were going to give up
• B. was going to give up
  
• C. have gone to give up
  
• D. is going up
  

Answer 1

The correct option is B was going to give up

Option A is incorrect because ‘were’ is used in plural form, while the statement talks about Tim only.

Option C is incorrect because ‘have’ is used in plural, and also have gone to give up means that I’m the past he went to give up, which doesn’t make sense at all.

Option D is incorrect because the statement is in the past tense, while the option is ‘is going to’ which is incorrect as it’s in the present tense.

Hence, option B is the correct answer because in the past Tim was about to give up, but he didn’t.