Question

H.G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds uses which verb tense in the story?

A. Conditional
B. Past
C. Future perfect
D. Present perfect

Answer 1

It's B. Past. The other ones don't really make sense.  

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. Past

H.G. Wells wrote the science fiction novel "The War of the Worlds" in 1897. It depicted a fight between human beings and Martians that had been invaded London and the north part of England. The author used the past tense for this novel.