Identify the tense used in the following sentence: They had listened to him speak.
A
Simple Past
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B
Past Perfect
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C
Past Perfect Continuous
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D
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.