Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank: The doorbell rang while I _____________.
A
will have a shower.
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B
had a shower.
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C
was having a shower.
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D
am having a shower.
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Solution
The correct option is C was having a shower. the doorbell rang while i WAS HAVING A SHOWER
PAST CONTINUOUS :- the past continuous tense is used to denote an action going on at sometime in the past. the time of the action may or may not be indicated.
for example:- the doorbell rang while i was having a shower
here was having a shower is past continuous tense because rang is denoting past and was having a shower is indicating the continuous action in the past