She ______ TV when her husband came.

Question

Choose the correct statement:

Answer 1

Use the background and event method. The background is the ongoing scene, she in front of the TV, and the event is the sudden arrival of her husband.

Background action equals Past Continuous, was/were plus ing.
Event that breaks in equals Simple Past.
Came is already simple past, so it is the event.
The background must therefore be was watching, not watch, is watching, or an empty blank.

Option 1 fails because watch has no tense marker. Option 3 is present tense, wrong time frame. Option 4 leaves the blank empty, which breaks the sentence. Only was watching fits.

Answer 2

Use the background and event method. The background is the ongoing scene, she in front of the TV, and the event is the sudden arrival of her husband.

Background action equals Past Continuous, was/were plus ing.
Event that breaks in equals Simple Past.
Came is already simple past, so it is the event.
The background must therefore be was watching, not watch, is watching, or an empty blank.

Option 1 fails because watch has no tense marker. Option 3 is present tense, wrong time frame. Option 4 leaves the blank empty, which breaks the sentence. Only was watching fits.

She ______ TV when her husband came.

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The Correct Option is B

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