What is the tense of he underline verb? rockwell had been attending the new york school of art when he dropped out and enrolled at the national academy of design. a. simple past b. past present c. past progressive d. past present progressive

had been attending - past perfect progressive (not past "present" progressive)

dropped out; enrolled - simple past

Explanation:

The past perfect progressive tense is formed by using "had been" + the verb's present participle (root + -ing).  

anyone who was dealing with communism in soviet union in his time had an ideal picture of equality, freedom, the struggle of the working class for a better future, the success of the aristocracy's overthrow and the emancipation of subjugation.   however, anyone who would go to soviet union to see the functioning of the communist system, would be convinced that it was about sad people, about everyday bad life, about the brutal attitude of communist leaders, about ill obsession to completely exterminate every thought on aristocracy. thus, orwell wanted to show all the absurdity, the brutality of the system, the unbearable rule of suspicious morality, the ignorant people who try to play professionally.

the answers are: b. and e.