Question

Change the following paragraph into past by using simple past or past continuous form of the verb:

"For the first time since entering the room, James glanced up at the ceiling and there he saw a most extraordinary sight. Something that looked like a gigantic fly without wings was standing upside down upon its six legs in the middle of the ceiling, and the tail end of this creature seemed to be literally on fire. A brilliant greenish light as bright as the brightest electric bulb was shining out of its tail and lighting up the whole room."

a) For the first time since entering the room, James glanced up at the ceiling and there he saw a most extraordinary sight. Something that looked like a gigantic fly without wings stood upside down upon its six legs in the middle of the ceiling, and the tail end of this creature seemed to be literally on fire. A brilliant greenish light as bright as the brightest electric bulb was shining out of its tail and lighting up the whole room.

b) For the first time since entering the room, James was glancing up at the ceiling and there he was seeing a most extraordinary sight. Something that looked like a gigantic fly without wings was standing upside down upon its six legs in the middle of the ceiling, and the tail end of this creature was seeming to be literally on fire. A brilliant greenish light as bright as the brightest electric bulb was shining out of its tail and lighting up the whole room.

c) For the first time since entered the room, James glanced up at the ceiling and there he saw a most extraordinary sight. Something that looked like a gigantic fly without wings is standing upside down upon its six legs in the middle of the ceiling, and the tail end of this creature seemed to be literally on fire. A brilliant greenish light as bright as the brightest electric bulb shone out of its tail and lit up the whole room.

d) For the first time since entered the room, James glances up at the ceiling and there he sees a most extraordinary sight. Something that looked like a gigantic fly without wings was standing upside down upon its six legs in the middle of the ceiling, and the tail end of this creature seemed to be literally on fire. A brilliant greenish light as bright as the brightest electric bulb was shining out of its tail and lighting up the whole room.

Answer 1

To change the paragraph into past tense, we use the simple past and past continuous form of the verb to describe the events that occurred in the past.

Step-by-step explanation:

For the first time since entering the room, James glanced up at the ceiling and there he saw a most extraordinary sight. Something that looked like a gigantic fly without wings was standing upside down upon its six legs in the middle of the ceiling, and the tail end of this creature seemed to be literally on fire. A brilliant greenish light as bright as the brightest electric bulb was shining out of its tail and lighting up the whole room.

To change the paragraph into past tense using simple past and past continuous form of the verb, we can do the following:

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3. For the first time since he entered the room, James glanced up at the ceiling and there he saw a most extraordinary sight.
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6. Something that looked like a gigantic fly without wings was standing upside down upon its six legs in the middle of the ceiling, and the tail end of this creature seemed to be literally on fire.
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9. A brilliant greenish light as bright as the brightest electric bulb was shining out of its tail and lighting up the whole room.