Soru: Choose the correct tense to complete the sentence: "While I ____ (watch) TV, the phone ____ (ring)."
A) was watching / rang
B) watched / was ringing
C) am watching / rings
D) watch / ring
Çözüm: The correct answer is A) was watching / rang. The past continuous (was watching) describes an action in progress in the past, while the past simple (rang) describes a completed action that interrupted the ongoing action. Therefore, "While I was watching TV, the phone rang" is the grammatically correct and logical choice.