{"id":12200,"date":"2024-04-15T03:58:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T03:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=12200"},"modified":"2024-04-15T03:58:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T03:58:54","slug":"monica-since-last-week-a-did-plan-b-has-been-planning-c-had-been-planning-d-was-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/monica-since-last-week-a-did-plan-b-has-been-planning-c-had-been-planning-d-was-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Monica . . . . . . . . since last week. A. did plan B. has been planning C. had been planning D. was planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9a694e58f45\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    did plan                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    has been planning                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    had been planning                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    was planning                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is B. has been planning.<\/p>\n<p>The sentence is in the present perfect continuous tense, which is used to talk about an action that started in the past and is still happening now. In this case, Monica has been planning something since last week, and she is still planning it now.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect because they do not express the continuous aspect of the action. Option A, did plan, is in the simple past tense, which is used to talk about an action that happened at a specific time in the past. Option C, had been planning, is in the past perfect continuous tense, which is used to talk about an action that started and ended in the past. 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