Complete the sentence: Where were you _ at that time?
Correct answer: A. going
- A. going
- B. goes
- C. went
- D. gone
Explanation
As the statement is a question in regards to a specific past time, (the statement says "at that time"), The missing word should be a present perfect continuous word and should also make grammatical sense when said out loud.going: is correct as it is a present perfect continuous word and also makes grammatical sense when said out loud.goes: is incorrect as the sentence does not make grammatical sense when said out loud.was: is incorrect as the sentence does not make grammatical sense when said out loud gone: is incorrect as it is in past tense and the sentence is grammatically incorrect when said out loud.
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