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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
While I _____ this morning, I _____ my money. I don't know how.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
While I _____ this morning, I _____ my money. I don't know how.
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Solution
The correct option is B was shopping / lost
The correct answer is Option B.The speaker is referring to a time in the past i.e. in the morning. The sentence is in the past continuous tense- the word WHILE tells us that. Thus the past continuous tense WAS SHOPPING is the correct answer.LOST is the simple past tense of LOSE. The action WAS LOSING is not in the past continuous tense. Thus, WAS SHOPPING/LOST is the correct answer.The remaining options are incorrect because:Option A: SHOPPED is simple past tense. LOSE is the present tense.Option C: SHOPPED is simple past tense. WAS LOSING is is the past continuous tense.Option D: SHOP and LOSE are in the present tense.
The correct answer is Option B.
The speaker is referring to a time in the past i.e. in the morning. The sentence is in the past continuous tense- the word WHILE tells us that. Thus the past continuous tense WAS SHOPPING is the correct answer.
LOST is the simple past tense of LOSE. The action WAS LOSING is not in the past continuous tense. Thus, WAS SHOPPING/LOST is the correct answer.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
Option A: SHOPPED is simple past tense. LOSE is the present tense.
Option C: SHOPPED is simple past tense. WAS LOSING is is the past continuous tense.
Option D: SHOP and LOSE are in the present tense.
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