{"id":14456,"date":"2024-04-15T04:33:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=14456"},"modified":"2024-04-15T04:33:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:33:53","slug":"fill-in-the-blanks-using-correct-tense-forms-joes-cat-_____-into-the-river-yesterday-a-fell-b-was-falling-c-have-fallen-d-is-falling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/fill-in-the-blanks-using-correct-tense-forms-joes-cat-_____-into-the-river-yesterday-a-fell-b-was-falling-c-have-fallen-d-is-falling\/","title":{"rendered":"Fill in the blanks using correct tense forms : Joe&#8217;s cat _____ into the river yesterday. 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Option B, was falling, is in the past progressive tense, which is used to describe an action that was happening at a specific time in the past. 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