Direction: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2 and 3 which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alter native. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
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When we saw him last, he ran to catch a bus.
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- has run
- was running
- had run
- No improvement
Correct Option: B
The structure of the sentence in the Past Continuous Tense is as following :
| Subject + | |||
| he | was (Simple Past) | running |
Hence, was running is the right usage.
