Find out the tense in the given sentence. We ________ a lovely view of the…

Correct answer: got/was flying

Revised explanation:

The complete sentence is: "We got a lovely view of the Bosphorus and the bridges over it while the plane was flying over Istanbul."

• First clause: "We got a lovely view..." uses simple past (got) to state a completed action in the past.

• Second clause: "the plane was flying over Istanbul" uses past continuous (was flying) to describe an action that was in progress at that past time.

• Why this combination works: Simple past + past continuous shows a completed event that occurred while another action was ongoing. That matches the meaning of the sentence.

Why the other choices are incorrect:

• "are getting/flies" uses present tenses, which do not fit a past narrative; also the shown form omits the first letter of "are."

• "had got/is flying" mixes past perfect with present continuous, creating a time/aspect mismatch for this sentence.

• "get/has flown" uses present simple and present perfect, which are not appropriate for describing this past event.

Note: The original solution incorrectly described the first clause as past perfect; it is actually simple past. The explanation above corrects that and clarifies why simple past + past continuous is the right choice.