Question

He ______ football regularly for many years when he was young.

1. A.
   was playing
2. B.
   played
3. C.
   has played
4. D.
   had played

Answer 1

B
本題考查動詞的時態(tài)。句中when he was young是時間狀語從句，從這個時間狀語確定主句的動作應該是發(fā)生在過去的，所以排除C、D，D項是過去完成時，所表示的動作應該發(fā)生在過去的過去；再根據(jù)介詞短語for many years判斷主句的動作應是在過去某段時間內經�；蛄晳T性的動作，故應選一般過去時。