Rajasthan Judiciary Pre 2011

They ran past me and jumped into a car.

Verified Answer
A. Past Perfect
B. Past Continuous
C. Past Simple
D. Present Simple

Explanation:

Both 'ran' and 'jumped' are the simple past forms of the verbs 'run' and 'jump', respectively. They describe completed actions that occurred in the past. Therefore, the tense is Past Simple.