Question

Choose the correct form of the verb : He _________ in the same bus when the accident took place.

• A. travelled
• B. has been travelling
• C. was travelling
• D. is travelling

Answer 1

Answer:

C. was travelling

• “was travelling” is in the past continuous tense.

• Past continuous is used for an action that was in progress at a particular time in the past.

• “the accident took place” is a simple past action that happened while the travelling was in progress.

• Structure: was/were + verb-ing