Question

Complete the sentence using the appropriate option:
Jack ___________ very nice to me at the moment. I wonder why.
a) was being
b) is being
c) has been
d) will be

Answer 1

Hint: A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. A verb is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the given options includes the answer in past continuous tense, as we know that the usage of ‘at the moment’ in the sentence indicates past tense and the state of being ‘very nice’ can only be continuous.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question -
Option (a.), 'was being', refers to past continuous tense. Therefore, option (a.) is correct.
Option (b.), ‘is being', refers to present continuous tense. Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as the correct answer will be in the past continuous tense.
Option (c.), ‘has been', refers to present perfect tense. Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as the correct answer will be in the past continuous tense.
Option (d.), ‘will be', refers to the future tense. Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as the correct answer will be in past continuous tense.

Note:
 In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of tenses. Tense is a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time. There are three tenses - past, present, and future.