'She always carried an umbrella'.The sentence indicates _ tense.
Correct answer: B. Past Simple
- A. Present Simple
- B. Past Simple
- C. Past Perfect
- D. Present Perfect
Explanation
The sentence "She always carried an umbrella" indicates the past tense.Specifically, it is in the simple past tense. This tense is used to describe actions or events that were completed at a definite time in the past. The verb "carried" is the past tense form of "carry." The word "always" suggests a habitual action in the past.So, the sentence expresses a recurring action that took place in the past.
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