Question

－Why didn’t you go to the cinema with us this afternoon, Jim?－Because I ______ at the station f

－Why didn’t you go to the cinema with us this afternoon, Jim?－Because I ______ at the station for my uncle from Beijing at that time. A．was waiting B．have waited C．am waiting D．will wait

Answer 1

A

考查时态，根据题中的时间状语at that time，可知是在某一时刻正在进行的动作，所以应用过去进行时态。句意：吉姆，今天下午你为什么不合我们一起去看电影，因为在那时我正在车站等从北京回来的我的叔叔。所以选A。