Choose the correct alternative.A: Did you hear about the people who were stuck in the elevator yesterday?B: Yes, some students ____________ while the teacher ____________ to help.were screaming / was tryinghave been screaming / triedare screaming / is tryinghad screamed / have tried
Question
Choose the correct alternative.A: Did you hear about the people who were stuck in the elevator yesterday?B: Yes, some students ____________ while the teacher ____________ to help.were screaming / was tryinghave been screaming / triedare screaming / is tryinghad screamed / have tried
Solution
The correct alternative is: "were screaming / was trying".
This is because the action happened in the past and was ongoing for some time (the students were screaming), and another action (the teacher was trying to help) was also happening at the same time. The past continuous tense is used to indicate this.
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