Read the sentence: ‘My teacher explained that the Earth revolved around the Sun.’ Which analysis of the verb tenses is most accurate?
A. The sentence is incorrect; it should be ‘explains that the Earth revolves’.
B. The sentence is incorrect; it should be ‘explained that the Earth revolves’.
C. The sentence is correct as is, following standard backshifting rules.
D. The sentence is correct because both actions happened in the past.
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Tenses › View-Is this your first visit to London?
-No, I ___ here several times before and I ___ quite at home in London.
A. was/have felt
B. have been/feel
C. had been/felt
D. has been/felt
E. were/have felt
Gerunds and Infinitives › View
I … one or two cups of coffee every morning.
A. to drink
B. drinking
C. drink
Grammar › ViewShe …… at the seaside.
A. were
B. was
Simple Present and Past Tense › View
Simple Past Tense
Paul and Mark … (be) very tired.
A. are
B. were
C. is
D. was