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Fill in the blank with the appropriate past continuous tense:
I _____________ when the lights went out. (read)
Fill in the blank with the appropriate past continuous tense:
I _____________ when the lights went out. (read)
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Solution
The correct option is B was reading
Option D is correct. The past continuous tense is usually written as was/were + present participle (base verb ending with -ing). Since the sentence is in the singular number, the past continuous form of "read" is "was reading".
Option A is incorrect as "was read" is grammatically incorrect. The sentence "I was read when the lights went out" would not make sense.
Option B is incorrect as it is in past perfect and not past continuous.
Option C, too, is incorrect as it is in past perfect continuous.
Option D is correct. The past continuous tense is usually written as was/were + present participle (base verb ending with -ing). Since the sentence is in the singular number, the past continuous form of "read" is "was reading".
Option A is incorrect as "was read" is grammatically incorrect. The sentence "I was read when the lights went out" would not make sense.
Option B is incorrect as it is in past perfect and not past continuous.
Option C, too, is incorrect as it is in past perfect continuous.
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