Question

A)the boys were playing games when it .......... raining.
• was starting
• started
• has started

Answer 1

Answer:

the boys were playing games when it started raining

Answer 2

Correct tense:

The boys were playing games when it started raining.

Explanation:

• The word is verb in this sentence which defines the action of the subject.
• The verb is used in three tenses namely past, present and future.
• In the given sentence, the verb were defines the past tense, thus, the verb "started" in used in the sentence.
• The whole sentence is in past tense.