Question

2. I _______ (write) my homework when my uncle arrived.

Answer 1

The blank will be filled as follows:

I was writing my homework when my uncle arrived.

What is the past continuous tense?

• In English grammar, past continuous tense is used for the depiction of an event that started in the past and is still going on in the present.
• In the sentence above, the person started to do her homework in the past and was continuing it in the present when her uncle came.
• Hence, past continuous tense will be used to fill in the blank.