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Question 1:
Kate was sleeping when her alarm clock ______( to go off).
A. goes off
B. went off
Feedback In this case the first action was in progress when suddenly something interrupted it. For a longer action we use the Past Continuous Tense. The second action was shorter so we use the Past Simple Tense.
C. was going off
D. had went off

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Test 1-Past Tenses | Upper-Intermediate English