Identify the tense used in the following sentence:
They had listened to him speak.

Simple Past

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Past Perfect

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Past Perfect Continuous

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Present Perfect

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Solution

The correct option is C Past Perfect
Option B is the correct answer because in the sentence we find the structure of the past perfect tense, i.e., had+ past participle of the verb (listened).
Option A is incorrect because of the presence of 'had', which is used in the past perfect forms.
Option C is incorrect because for the sentence to be in the past perfect continuous tense, the verb has to be in the -ing form.
Option D is incorrect simply because the sentence is not in the present tense in any way.

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Identify the tense used in the following sentence:They had listened to him speak.

Identify the tense used in the following sentence:
They had listened to him speak.