Question

Which sentence uses the simple past form of the verb listen?

A.
Everyone listens carefully for the names of the winners.

B.
Everyone listened carefully for the names of the winners.

C.
Everyone was listening carefully for the names of the winners.

D.
Everyone had listened carefully for the names of the winners.

Answer 1

The simple past form of the verb 'to listen' is 'listened'.

Choice 'B' uses that form of the verb.

(Not D. The form used in 'D' is 'had listened'. I think that's called
the past perfect form or something like that.)