Question

Mr. Hoyt was making dinner reservations.

What is the verb tense and aspect?

past perfect
future perfect
past progressive
future progressive

Answer 1

The verb tense and aspect of this sentence is past progressive.

Answer 2

The correct answer is PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE and PROGRESSIVE ASPECT.

Step-by-step explanation:

In "Mr. Hoyt was making dinner reservations" the verb tense is PAST PROGRESSIVE, used to refer to an action that was taking place in the past. Hence, the verb phrase "was making" is also expressed in the PROGRESSIVE ASPECT since it reflects an ongoing action in the past.