Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Five years later, I was eating this same dish at the same restaurant.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. am eating.
The sentence implies that "five years later" refers to the present moment. This means the speaker is currently at the restaurant, eating the dish. Hence, usage of "was" to indicate past continuous tense is incorrect here.
The verb "am" indicates the present continuous tense (is/am/are + -ing form of the verb) which is used to describe an action happening right now.
Hence, the correct sentence is- Five years later, I am eating this same dish at the same restaurant.