Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
Janet's contact lens popped out while she _______________.

• A. Was playing
• B. Is playing
• C. Has been playing
• D. Playing

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Was playing

Option A is the correct answer because the statement is in the past continuous form, the "past continuous tense" also known as the "past progressive tense" refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past, and hasn't stopped yet, hence "was playing" is the correct answer.

Option b is incorrect because it is in the present tense while the statement is in the past tense.

Option C is incorrect because "has been " is the present continuous tense while the statement is in the past continuous tense.

Option D is incorrect because a verb must always be preceded by is/was to describe the action.