Grammar
Class 12 / General English
Grammar
Question 8 of 37Book: TN-ENG-12Chapter 1
Fill in the blank with the correct tense form: "Everyone ______ when the earthquake hit the small town."
A
slept
B
was sleeping
C
had slept
D
is sleeping
Correct AnswerB.
was sleeping
Explanation
An ongoing background action interrupted by a shorter action in the simple past (hit) must be stated in the Past Continuous tense: was sleeping