mdcat english MCQ #361

By the time the fire department arrived, the fire _______ for hours.

mdcat english MCQ #361

  1. Question 1

    Q1. By the time the fire department arrived, the fire _______ for hours.

    • A) had been burning
    • B) has been burning
    • C) was burning
    • D) is burning

    Answer: had been burning

    Explanation: The correct answer is 'had been burning' because it uses the past perfect continuous tense to describe an action that started before another past action.