Understanding Narrative Tenses in Context

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Question:

"Complete the sentence with the correct option considering what you learned in lesson 8 - Narrative Tenses."

They both thought that a teenager ______ rock music nect door.

a. had been playing

b. had played

c. was playing

Answer:

The correct option to complete the sentence is:

c. was playing

So the complete sentence would be: "They both thought that a teenager was playing rock music next door."

This choice uses the past continuous tense, which is appropriate here to indicate an ongoing action in the past.