Question

3. 一Tony, why are your eyes red?

―I    up  peppers for the  last five minutes.

A. cut        B.  was cutting

C. had cut    D.   have been cutting

Answer 1

3.    D考查动词的时态。句意："托尼，为什么你的眼睛发红？" "我在过去的五分钟里一直在剁辣椒。"根据for the last five minutes可知，此处应该用现在完成进行时，指过去所做的事对现在的影响。