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Question 1:
I was writing a letter while my husband _____________ (to cook).
A. cooked
B. was cooking
Feedback We use the Past Continuous Tense when we talk about two or more simultaneous actions in the past. We use the present continuous for two actions/situations happening at the same time. And we can use either 'when' or 'while' before the past continuous. 'While' means 'during the ​time that', or 'at the same ​time as'.
C. cooks
D. has cooked

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Test 1-Past Tenses | Intermediate English