The child pretended to (not to be listening) what his mother was saying

问题描述:

The child pretended to (not to be listening) what his mother was saying
A.to be not listening
B.not listening
C.not to be listening
D.listening
为什么选择C
请讲解细致点 本人语法基础不是很好
句子麻烦翻译下

The child pretended to (not to be listening) what his mother was saying.
译为:这孩子假装不在听他妈妈讲什么.
解析:pretend to do sth ,假装做某事,否定为pretend not to do sth.
并且根据后面的was saying,可以判断时态为现在进行时.