Question

I _________ home when it started to rain. Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
A. was walking
B. have walked
C. walk
D. will walk

Answer 1

Hint: Tense is a category in grammar that expresses time reference. Tenses are usually manifested by the use of unique forms of verbs, especially in their conjugation patterns.

Complete answer:
There are three tenses in which we can use the verbs: past, present , and future. The past explains things which have already happened for example, yesterday, last week). To explain events that are taking place at the moment, or continuous events, the use of present tense is seen. The future tense defines things that are yet to happen for example, tomorrow, later, next year.

Now, let us look at the different types of tenses in which we can use a verb with the help of examples.
Simple Present: I read books every day.
Simple Past: Last month, I read five novels.
Simple Future: I will read as much as I can until schools reopen.

Present Continuous: I am reading Plato at the moment.
Past Continuous: I was reading Nicholas Sparks last evening.
Future Continuous: I will be reading Jane Austen tomorrow.

Present Perfect: I have read a lot of comic books.
Past Perfect: I had read at least 50 books by the time I was nine.
Future Perfect: I will have read approximately 70 books by this year.

Present Perfect Continuous: I have been reading from the age of six.
Past Perfect Continuous: I had been reading for approximately a year before my sister started to talk.
Future Perfect Continuous: I will have been reading for at least an hour before breakfast

According to the statement, it is in the past tense which is clear from the use of the word ‘started’. Hence, it will be right to say that he/she was walking at that time.


Hence the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: Before answering the question, you should always find the tense in which the sentence is given. After knowing the tense, it becomes easy to fill in the blank with the appropriate word.