1. When the police (arrive) ______, the car (go) ______.
2. While we (do) ______ a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) ______ on the beach.
Answer (2)
This question involves choosing the correct verb tense for the blanks in the sentences. The goal is to determine which tense makes the most sense given the context of each sentence.
When the police (arrive) ______, the car (go) ______.
The sentence describes an action that was happening when another action occurred. The correct tense for the verb 'arrive' should be in the past simple tense ('arrived'), indicating it is a completed action. The verb 'go' should be in the past perfect continuous tense ('had gone') to show that the car had already gone by the time the police arrived.
Complete Sentence: "When the police arrived, the car had gone."
While we (do) ______ a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) ______ on the beach.
This sentence describes two actions happening at the same time in the past. We commonly use the past continuous tense to show that two actions were happening concurrently over a period of time. Therefore, both verbs 'do' and 'lie' should be in the past continuous tense ('were doing' and 'were lying').
Complete Sentence: "While we were doing a sightseeing tour, our friends were lying on the beach."
To complete the sentences, use past simple for 'arrive' as 'arrived' and past perfect for 'go' as 'had gone.' For the second sentence, use past continuous for both verbs, making 'do' into 'were doing' and 'lie' into 'were lying.' This reflects the correct tense relationships and actions occurring over time.
;
