English Tense Tense Question #5855 (CAT-I)

She ______ for two hours when I called her.

A slept

B was sleeping

C had been sleeping

D has slept

Correct Answer & Explanation

Option C

• This sentence describes an action ('sleeping') that continued for a period of time ('for two hours') in the past, up until another past action ('I called her'). • When an action continued for a duration in the past before another past action, the Past Perfect Continuous Tense is used. • The structure for Past Perfect Continuous Tense is Subject + had been + V1-ing. • Therefore, 'had been sleeping' is the correct form.

She ______ for two hours when I called her.

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