Question

when the czar approached the hermit was digging ground in front of his hut (change into simple sentence)

Answer 1

Answer :

Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'approach (verb)' as 'to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount.'

Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'approach (noun)' as '(of a person or object) the act of coming near to someone or something, or (of an event) the state of being about to happen soon.'

The given sentence 'When the Tsar approached the hermit was digging the ground.' can be rewritten using the noun form of the word 'approach' in the following manner.

The hermit was digging the ground upon the Tsar's approach.