Question

Tom looked at his hands. He ___ that those hands ___young and strong before. * knew / was know / are had known / were knew / be knew / had been ​

Answer 1

______knew ,had been___

Answer 2

Ответ:

known/were ......................

Answer 3

Tom looked at his hands. He knew that those hands had been young and strong before.

In this sentence, the past tense "looked" sets the context for the actions that follow. The verb "knew" is the correct choice here because it indicates that Tom was aware of the fact that his hands had been young and strong in the past. The phrase "had been" is used to convey that this condition (young and strong hands) existed before the moment Tom looked at his hands. This structure helps to establish the sequence of events in the past.