{"id":14626,"date":"2024-04-15T04:36:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=14626"},"modified":"2024-04-15T04:36:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:36:20","slug":"identify-the-tense-used-in-the-following-sentence-they-were-washing-the-car-a-simple-future-b-simple-past-c-past-perfect-d-past-continuous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/identify-the-tense-used-in-the-following-sentence-they-were-washing-the-car-a-simple-future-b-simple-past-c-past-perfect-d-past-continuous\/","title":{"rendered":"Identify the tense used in the following sentence: They were washing the car. A. Simple Future B. Simple Past C. Past Perfect D. 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Past Continuous.<\/p>\n<p>The past continuous tense is used to talk about an action that was happening at a specific time in the past. 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