Choose the correct form of the verb to fill the blank.
They ______ football when it started to rain.

playCorrect answerYour answerhave playedCorrect answerYour answerare playingCorrect answerYour answerwere playingCorrect answerYour answer

Show the answer and explanation

CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

The game was going on when the rain began, so the longer action takes the past continuous: "were playing".

Worth noting

"Are playing" is present, but "started" puts the sentence in the past.

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Choose the correct form of the verb to fill the blank.They ______ football when it started to rain.