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chetan86 wrote:
When the reporter asked about the status of the budget, the governor said that, at that very moment, his team is fashioning a compromise and will deliver it to the senate offices by later that afternoon.
(A) is fashioning a compromise and will deliver
(B) fashions a compromise and will deliver
(C) was fashioning a compromise and would deliver
(D) had been fashioning a compromise and would deliver
(E) has fashioned a compromise and will deliver
Choice A: This answer choice uses the present tense verb "is fashioning" to refer to a past event. Thus, this answer choice is incorrect.
Choice B: This answer choice uses the simple present tense verb "fashions" to refer to a past event. Thus, this answer choice is incorrect
Choice C: This answer choice correctly utilizes the simple past continuous tense to describe an action that was ongoing in the past. Thus, this answer choice is correct.
Choice D: This answer choice incorrectly uses the past perfect continuous tense; the actions of the team are described as being simultaneous with the other event described in this sentence, the reporter asking a question, meaning there is no need to use this tense because the sentence refers to only one time period. Thus, this answer choice is incorrect.
Choice E: This answer choice uses the past perfect tense to refer to an action that was ongoing at the reported time of speaking. Thus, this answer choice is incorrect.
Hence, C is the best answer choice.To understand the concept of "Simple Continuous Tenses on GMAT", you may want to watch the following video (~1 minute):
To understand the concept of "Present Perfect Continuous Tenses on GMAT", you may want to watch the following video (~1 minute):
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