Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
One evening, when my father was coming home from work, I played in the front garden.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. was playing.
- "When" is used to show the coinciding of two tenses hence, we need to keep the tense of both the statement the same.
- The first statement is in past continuous hence, the second statement will also be in the past continuous tense.
- The chosen option follows the given rule hence, it will IMPROVE the statement correctly.
Correct Sentence:-
One evening, when my father was coming home from work, I was playing in the front garden.