Write a sentence in past continuous tense to describe an action happening when another action interrupted.
Answer
I was reading a book when the doorbell rang.
The correct answer is I was reading a book when the doorbell rang. — Ensure the main verb is in past continuous and the interrupting verb is in past simple.
Step-by-step solution
- Past continuous structure: was/were + verb+ing.
- Choose an ongoing action (reading).
- Use 'when' to introduce the interrupting action.
- Write the interrupting action in simple past (rang).
- Combine: "I was reading a book when the doorbell rang."
- Ensure the main verb is in past continuous and the interrupting verb is in past simple.
Common mistake: using simple past for the ongoing action
Concept tested: past continuous with interruption
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