Question

When Prachi set out in the morning the sun

(shine).​

Answer 1

So, the given question is:

When Prachi set out in the morning, the sun  _________ (shine).​

As per the question, we have to fill up the blank using the verb tense of the word in the brackets, which in this case is shine.

Now, the sentence is conveying a certain incident or action that was already happening when Prachi sets out in the morning. So, the correct verb tense to be used in this sentence would be the past continuous tense of the word shine, which is was shining.

Thus, the sentence will be,

When Prachi set out in the morning, the sun was shining.

Answer 2

Answer:

• According to the given question we have to use the given word in brackets to complete the meaning of the sentence.

• So it is : When Prachi set out in the morning the sun was shining.

• Here 'the sun was shining' has been formed following the grammatical rules of Past Continuous Tense.

• When we refer to some activity going on for sometime in the past, we usually use the Past Continuous Tense : When Prachi set out in the morning the sun was shining.

• In Past Continuous Tense to describe past incidents or works both Simple Past and Past Continuous Tense can be used in a sentence : I saw the boy when he was walking.