Question

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I was looking at my first crop.
(Choose the correct alternative lo make the simple past tense of the given sentence.)
a) I shall be looking at my first crop.
b) I looked at my first crop,
c) I am looking at my first crop.
d) I shall have been looking at my first crop.

Answer 1

The correct simple past tense form for the given sentence is 'I looked at my first crop', where 'looked' is the simple past tense of 'to look'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct alternative to make the simple past tense of the given sentence “I was looking at my first crop” is b) I looked at my first crop. In this sentence, 'looked' is the simple past tense of the verb 'to look', which expresses an action that was completed at a specific time in the past. Alternatives a and d are future tenses, and alternative c is in the present continuous tense, none of which correctly represent the simple past tense.

Answer 2

The simple past tense of the given sentence is 'I looked at my first crop'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct alternative to make the simple past tense of the given sentence 'I was looking at my first crop' is option b) 'I looked at my first crop'.

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