Complete the sentence using the correct option :
While Sarakshi _______ in the park, her mother _______ her.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → was playing, called
Past continuous with simple past:
- When a longer action was in progress in the past and a shorter action happened during it:
- the longer, background action takes the past continuous (was/were + -ing);
- the short action takes the simple past.
- While usually introduces the longer action.
- This sentence: Sarakshi's playing went on for some time (was playing); her mother's calling happened during it (called).
Example: While I was reading, the lights went out.
Complete sentence: While Sarakshi was playing in the park, her mother called her.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: is playing, called — Incorrect. "is playing" (present) does not match "called" (past); both actions belong to the same past time.
Option 3: has playing, call — Incorrect.
- "has playing" is not a tense form; it should be "has played" or "has been playing".
- "her mother call" breaks subject-verb agreement.
Option 4: play, call — Incorrect. The base forms "play" and "call" do not agree with the singular subjects "Sarakshi" and "her mother", and they do not show one action in progress when another happened.