How nicely the vegetables . . . . . . . in that shop! A. arranging B. were arranged C. arranged D. arrange

The correct answer is: B. were arranged

The sentence is in the past tense, so the verb must also be in the past tense. The other options are not in the past tense.

• A. arranging is in the present progressive tense. This tense is used to talk about actions that are happening now.
• C. arranged is in the simple past tense. This tense is used to talk about actions that happened in the past.
• D. arrange is in the simple present tense. This tense is used to talk about actions that happen regularly or habitually.

In this case, the vegetables were arranged in a very nice way. The shopkeeper must have taken a lot of time to arrange them so neatly.