Question

I called Hnnah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through. Her brother _________ ..

I called Hnnah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through. Her brother _________ on the phone all the time! A．was talking B．has been talking C．has talked D．talked

Answer 1

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A。I called…和I couldn’t get through…用的都是一般过去时，而talk on the phone这一动作正是发生在I couldn’t get through…期间，故要用过去进行时。