Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.
When my mother entered the house, I ___ sleeping.
Option 1: had been
Option 2: should be
Option 3: was
Option 4: would be
Correct Answer: was
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
In the sentence, "was" is used to indicate the past continuous tense. The past continuous tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing in the past at a specific moment or during a specific time frame. In this case, "I was sleeping" indicates that the speaker was in the process of sleeping when the mother entered the house.
Therefore, the complete sentence: When my mother entered the house, I was sleeping.
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