Read the sentence below and answer the question that follows. Gramps had been coaching at the local college when he quit and went to work at the bank.

What is the tense of the underlined verb?

simple past
past perfect
past progressive
past perfect progressive

5. the following question refers to the four selections by albert einstein: these readings show that, between 1939 and 1952, einstein a) abandoned science and turned to political activism. b) revised his opinions about the need for nuclear weapons. c) worked tirelessly to abolish nuclear weapons. d) devoted himself solely to scientific research.