Question

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option using the hint given in the bracket:
Tom burnt his hand while he _______ (cook)

• A. cooked the dinner.
  
• B. was cooking the dinner.
• C. will cook the dinner.
  
• D. have cooked the dinner.
  

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Option C Ian the correct answer because ‘was’ isn’t the past tense of is, hence ‘he was cooking’ the dinner is correct.

Option D is incorrect because ‘while he have cooked the dinner’ is incorrect.

While signifies that an action was being performed (cooking was being done) hence it is incorrect .

Option B Ian incorrect because will is in the future tense, while the statement isn’t.

Option A is incorrect because although ‘cooked’ is the past tense, but since ‘while’ is being used, it signifies an action being performed.