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- When I ________ (to enter) the room Mike _________ (to play) the guitar.
Question 1:
When I ________ (to enter) the room Mike _________ (to play) the guitar. He _______ (to play) all evening and ________ (to do) nothing about the house. A. entered / was playing / was playing / had done
B. entered / was playing / had been playing / had done
Feedback 1. We use the Past Simple for short completed actions in the past: entered the room. 2. We use the Past Continuous for interrupted actions which were in progress in the past - was playing the guitar. 3. We use the Past perfect Continuous to emphasize the duration of some action in the past - had been playing all evening. 4. We use here the Past Perfect to emphasize the result - had done nothing
C. entered / had been playing / had been playing / did
D. entered / played / was playing / did
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