Multiple choice

When we went to see them last night they play cards.

Choose the correct form of the verb for the italiced words

  1. are playing

  2. were playing

  3. have played

  4. played
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Explanation

The sentence describes an action that was in progress at a specific moment in the past (last night). We use past continuous tense 'were playing' to show this ongoing action. 'Are playing' is present continuous for the present, 'played' is simple past for completed actions, and 'have played' is present perfect; none of these convey the simultaneous ongoing nature appropriate for 'when we went to see them' (past interruption of an ongoing activity).

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