Question

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
He scratched his head and _______ for a moment. (think)

• A. Had been thinking
• B. Thinking
• C. Was thinking
• D. Thought

Answer 1

The correct option is D Thought

The sentence uses the verb scratch in the simple past tense as scratched . So the word to be used in the blank should be a simple past tense form of 'think'.

Option A) is in the past perfect continuous tense. Option B) thinking is in the present tense while Option C) was thinking is in the past continuous tense.

So, the most appropriate answer is D) thought (in the simple past tense).