Question

Ernest Hemingway ___________ (to win) the Nobel Prize in literature in 1954 had won had been winning We use the Past Simple Tense when we talk about actions that happened once in the past: an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. In the test sentence the definite year is given: in 1954. Sometimes,the speaker does not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.For regular verbs, we add -ed to the base form of the verb (cook –cooked) or -d if the verb already ends in e (love – loved). Many verbs are irregular. In the test sentence we are given the infinitive-form ‘to win’,the past form of the verb ‘win’ is irregular: ‘won’. Thus, we choose ANSWER 3.

Accepted Answer

was winning won c

Question	Ernest Hemingway ___________ (to win) the Nobel Prize in literature in 1954
A	was winning
B	had won
C	won
D	had been winning
Answer	c
Remark	We use the Past Simple Tense when we talk about actions that happened once in the past: an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. In the test sentence the definite year is given: in 1954. Sometimes,the speaker does not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.For regular verbs, we add -ed to the base form of the verb (cook –cooked) or -d if the verb already ends in e (love – loved). Many verbs are irregular. In the test sentence we are given the infinitive-form ‘to win’,the past form of the verb ‘win’ is irregular: ‘won’. Thus, we choose ANSWER 3.

Specific Verb Winning Won Past Time Test Sentence