Praxis 5362 Practice Question
My grandma was like she was having a lot of pets， uh， rabbits and peacocks and goats. The student makes an error by using which of the following verb tenses?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The use of "was having" indicates a past progressive tense, which suggests an ongoing action in the past. However, the context implies a completed action or state regarding the pets, making it inappropriate here.
Option B, past perfect, indicates an action completed before another past action, which does not fit the context. Option C, simple past, is appropriate for stating facts about the pets but is not used here. Option D, past perfect progressive, describes an action that was ongoing before another past action, which is not relevant. Thus, the misuse of past progressive leads to the error.
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