they had been playing badly or they have been playing bad

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Hello all Teachers!I hope you'll had a Happy Halloween night!This is another Grammar Quiz that I'd like to share with you :They ... A)was playing badly  ........... before Roger scored a hit-trick.            B)Have been palying badly            C)Had been playing badly            D)Had been playing bad My answer is  "C"RegardsRino/Instructor1955

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

Right, C.

Instructor1955 · Answer

Many Thanks!
Rino

Marius Hancu · Answer

bad is informal, mostly American English

Yoong Liat · Answer

Instructor1955Hello all Teachers!
I hope you'll had a Happy Halloween night!
This is another Grammar Quiz that I'd like to share with you :

They ... A)was playing badly ........... before Roger scored a hit-trick.
B)Have been palying badly
C)Had been playing badly
D)Had been playing bad

Hi Rino

All the choices provided should not be capitalized, as in choice A.

hit trick (typo? hat trick)

they had been playing badly or they have been playing bad

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