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I was watching a TV program, when he __________ in.

  • A. walk
  • B. walks
  • C. walked
  • D. was walking

Explanation

Was watching describes an action already in progress, while walked describes the shorter event that occurred during it. This past continuous plus simple past pattern is used for an interrupted past action.

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