Question

—Mum, you should have taken me to the park this morning.

—I had planned to, but I couldn't afford the time.I ________ a lecture.

A．had given B．gave

C．was giving D．would give

 

Answer 1

C

【解析】考查動詞時態。句意：——媽媽，今早你本應該帶我去公園的。——我原本計劃是這樣的，但是我沒能抽出時間，當時我在做演講。根據語境可知，表示過去某一時間正在進行的動作，故用過去進行時。