Question

The boys ______ (play) when the guests arrived.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is were playing

Answer 2

We are provided with a sentence that is incomplete but requires completion by choosing the correct forms of the verb that is provided in the bracket. The correct form of a verb that will be chosen will be  ' were playing.'          

• The words that are provided to us are the root forms of the verbs.
• The verbs in the sentence are the words that show what action is taking place.
• This same verb can be written in different forms depending on the type of sentence.
• In the sentence provided the action of playing was going on when the guests arrived.
• So the verb play should be in the form of the present continuous tense.
• The present continuous of the verb play is playing.
• As the noun boys are in the plural form the words were playing will be used.
• So, the completed sentence can be written as "The boys were playing when the guests arrived."

PROJECT CODE: #SPJ2

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