In which tense is the second form of the verb used?

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Present perfect

Past perfect

Past continuous

Past indefinite

answer is A.

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The base form, past form, and -ed form are the three basic forms of a verb (past participle form). For example, sleep slept (the second and third forms are sometimes the same verb 'slept,' but they are not used in the same way.)
The simple past tense is expressed by the past form of the verb or the second form (also called the past indefinite tense).
As a result, option A is right.
Options B and C: The past and present perfect tenses both utilize the past participle as the third form of the verb: (had +'verb+ed') and (has +'verb+ed'). As a result, these are not viable possibilities.
Option D: In the past continuous tense, the present participle (the verb form ending in -ing) is used rather than the simple past form.

Hence, option A is the correct answer.

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