Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:

One day the boys found a man in the forest. He ______.

• A. will die
• B. had been dying
• C. had died
• D. was dying
• E. die

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

was dying

As the second sentence is a descriptive sentence, we will use the past continuous tense to explain what happened when the boys found a man in the forest.

Option A - 'Will die' is the future form of the verb. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option B - 'Had been dying' is the past perfect continuous form. Thus option B is incorrect.

Option C - 'Had died' is the past perfect tense. Thus option C is incorrect.

Option E - 'Die' is the original form of the verb which can be used in the simple present tense. Thus option E is incorrect.

Option D - 'Was dying' is the past continuous tense. Thus option D is the correct answer.

'One day the boys found a man in the forest. He was dying.'