Correct the sentence: I can’t imagine why you were believing all those rumours.
A
I can’t imagine why do you believe all those rumours
B
I can’t imagine why you believed all those rumours.
C
I can’t imagine why you have believed all those rumours.
D
I can’t imagine why wasn’t you believing all those rumours.
Correct Option:
B
Explanation
Believe is normally a stative verb when it expresses an opinion or acceptance of something as true, so it is generally not used in the progressive form “were believing.” The simple past believed correctly describes the past state referred to here.
