Identify the sentence that uses past progressive tense. vinnie has been studying all evening. b. you should have answered the phone. c. melanie was riding her bicycle all afternoon. d. bella might have made the wrong decision.

the answer is c let me know if this helps!

C.  Melanie was riding her bicycle all afternoon.

Explanation:

The past progressive tense is used to indicate an action that was continuously happening at a particular moment in the past.  

To form a past progressive sentence, it should include the verb to be in the past, was/were + verb in ing (or present participle).  

Another example would be: I was listening to music during the night.

a.) it provides a clue to solve the mystery.

jefferson introduced the idea that one does not change a government for "light" causes because he wanted to emphasize the seriousness of colonists' reasons for declaring independence.