Question

fill in the blanks with suitable tenses
when the theif entered the hall the inmates--------in the hall(sleep)

Answer 1

Answer:

were sleeping____::_:::::::;:::::::;;:::;

Answer 2

Answer:

When the thief entered the hall, the inmates were sleeping in the hall.

Explanation:

Use the present continuous tense of the verb sleep.

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