Discussion
Identify the tense of the given expression :
'Whatever a man earned was divided up ...'
Answer: B
The expression is in the past tense.
In 'Whatever a man earned was divided up', 'earned' is simple past and 'was divided' is the simple past passive. Both refer to a time in the past, and neither has the auxiliary 'had' needed for a perfect form.
Past perfect would read 'had been divided up'. Present perfect would read 'has been divided'. Present tense would read 'is divided'. The passage's actual verbs match none of these.
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