The children were exhausted because they ________ in the park for three hours before it started raining.

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A have played
B were playing
C had been playing
D played

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Answer: C. had been playing

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• Explanation: C) had been playing is correct because the Past Perfect Continuous tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing in the past up until another past event.

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The children were exhausted because they ________ in the park for three hours before it started raining.

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