Question

Rewrite the following sentence using the correct tense in simple past or past perfect of the verbs given in the brackets:

I (play) sitar when a young lady (come) and (stand) near me. She (listen) to the music for a while and then (ask) me what raga I (play).

• A. played, had come, listened, had ask, play
• B. was playing, came, stood, listened, asked, was playing
• C. had played, came, stand, listen, asked, had played
• D. play, come, stand, listened, asked, play

Answer 1

The correct option is

D

was playing, came, stood, listened, asked, was playing

Option D is the correct answer as he was playing sitar (past continuous tense) when the lady came and stood near him (simple past). Similarly, she asked (simple past) what raga he was playing (past continuous). When two actions happen in the past, we use simple past to talk about the main event and past continuous to talk about the event happening in the background.