Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:

He evidently _____his shoes for a very long time. They were worn-out.

• A. were wearing
• B. are wearing
• C. had been wearing
• D. was wearing
• E. had been worn

Answer 1

The correct option is C had been wearing

Answer: Option C, had been wearing, is correct.

Explanation: This is an example of Past Perfect Continuous Tense. It indicates a continuous action (wearing shoes) that was completed at some point in the past. The usage is the verb (wear) with an -ing at the end.

Option A is incorrect: the subject (he) is singular, hence were (plural) can't be used.

Option B is incorrect because are indicates present (and is plural too)

Option D: was wearing indicates he's still wearing the shoes. Hence, it is incorrect

Option E: had been worn is grammatically incorrect