Question

Identify the tense used in the following sentence:-
We spoke to the officer concerned.
A. Simple past
B. Past perfect
C. Simple future
D. Past continuous

Answer 1

Hint:-In English sentence structure, we regularly use words to show the hour of the event of an occasion. The action words that demonstrate the hour of the event are known as tenses.
-To distinguish the tense in a sentence, we should investigate the verb and its structure.

Complete answer:
Let us assess the options and discuss the solution.
Option A:- In the given sentence, 'talked' is a simple past tense verb. The verb shows a finished activity previously. The simple past tense likewise shows an activity that finished previously.
Subsequently, Option A is right.
Option B:- Past perfect tense is utilized when one activity has finished previously before another activity initiates. (We had addressed the instructors when the chief entered the corridor.) In the given sentence, one activity is referenced as 'addressed the official'. It is an incorrect option.
Option C:- Simple future demonstrates an activity that is yet to occur (We will talk), though the given sentence shows an activity that has just occurred. It is an incorrect option
Option D:- Past consistent shows a constant activity that occurred previously (was talking), however here the activity isn't nonstop. It demonstrates an activity that was finished. It is an incorrect option

The correct answer is Option A.

Note:Past Tense–Include action words that demonstrate that the occasion has happened previously.
The simple past tense is utilized to demonstrate or depict something that occurred or existed previously. The circumstances or conditions to utilize a straightforward past tense is to:-
-portray an activity, occasion, or condition that happened previously or at a predetermined time
-allude or portray an activity that has been finished and there is no time referenced.