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Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. He was playing cricket when I have walked pas
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Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
He was playing cricket when I have walked past the stadium early in the morning.

A.

He was playing cricket

B.

past the stadium

C.

when I have walked

D.

early this morning

Correct option is C

Option (c) contains the error.
Explanation: “have walked” is present perfect tense, but the rest of the sentence is in past tense. It should be: “when I walked”.
Correct sentence: He was playing cricket when I walked past the stadium early in the morning.
Grammatical Rule Used:
✔ Use simple past to describe a completed action in the past when it occurs alongside another past continuous action.
�� Information Booster:
Past continuous + when + simple past = correct sequence

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