Question

4) It started raining while we____ cricket. (play, were playing, are playing)​

Answer 1

Answer:

the answer is - It started raining while we were playing cricket.

Answer 2

It started raining while we were playing cricket.

• The verb in the sentence is in the past continuous tense.
• The events of the sentence are still occuring in continuous tense. The event here is described by the main verb 'running'.
• Since the verb 'started' is in simple past tense, the correct form of verb should also be in the past, hence we use 'were playing'.