Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Fill in the blanks with past continuous tense.

Tom __________ while I cooked.

• A. <!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> was sleeping
• B. <!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> is sleeping

Answer 1

The correct option is A <!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> was sleeping

<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Here, 'was + sleeping' is used to show an ongoing background action in past continuous tense.