Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.

Ashok fell off the ladder when he ___ the roof.

• A. is mending
• B. was mending
• C. mended
• D. none of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B was mending

Option B is the correct answer because the statement is in the past tense, hence it is correct to say that he ‘was’ mending, as ‘was’ is the past tense of ‘is’.

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

Option C is incorrect because ‘mended’ means perfect past tense, which means that he fell after he mended the roof, which is incorrect because he fell while he was mending it.