Question
Choose the option which correctly identifies the tense of the given sentence. Were they watching TV when the power went out?
Solution
"Were watching" describes a past ongoing action interrupted by another past event.
More Tense Questions
- Choose the option which correctly identifies the tense of the given sentence. Will she be joining us for dinner tonight?
- Choose the option which correctly identifies the tense of the given sentence. Will you be working late tomorrow night?
- Choose the option which correctly identifies the tense of the given sentence. Were they watching TV when the power went out?
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- There was some letter exchanges (A)/that Kunal was personally annotating (B)/ before he could distribute them as well.(C)/ No error (D)
- Choose the option which correctly identifies the tense of the given sentence. We had been waiting for hours before the train arrived.
- Choose the option which correctly identifies the tense of the given sentence. Are we going to meet the manager tomorrow?
- Choose the option which correctly identifies the tense of the given sentence. Aren't they going to meet you soon?
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- A surreal experience had be unfolded (A)/ at the near-empty Padmapukur  (B)/flat of Mrinal Sen on(C)/  his first death anniversary./(D)
