Unfortunately for the commuters who lost their lives when the bridge collapsed, the engineer was not honest at the preliminary public safety commission hearing, when he was questioned about the structure's weight-bearing abilities.
a)was not honest
b)was not
c)was honest
d)had not been honest
e)had not been being honest
[spoiler]OA is D , but why is A wrong specially when it is mentioned in non-underlined portion "he was questioned" simple past tense[/spoiler]
a)was not honest
b)was not
c)was honest
d)had not been honest
e)had not been being honest
[spoiler]OA is D , but why is A wrong specially when it is mentioned in non-underlined portion "he was questioned" simple past tense[/spoiler]
