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Past continuous for the action in progress when another happened

This type of question, asked 3 times: 18 Jul 2023 S2, 24 Sep 2024 S3, 23 Sep 2025 S1. All 3 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    18 Jul 2023 S2

    80
    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. I fell / asleep while / I read / the book.

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  2. Question 2

    24 Sep 2024 S3

    95
    The given sentence is divided into four segments. Select the option that has the segment with a grammatical error. Jerry driving / home late / when the incident / took place.

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  3. Question 3

    23 Sep 2025 S1

    95
    Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: He *is sleeping when I called* him.

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