Question

The boy was _____________.

Answer 1

The boy was running.

Explanation:

The boy was----

If we look at the above sentence there are many possibilities to fill in the blank with an appropriate word.

The helping verb shows that this is a past continuous sentence.

• The boy was running.
• The boy was eating.
• The boy was reading and writing.
• The boy was playing cricket.
• The boy was going to school yesterday.

So we see that there are many sentences that can be made from the above sentence.