Below are sentences in the past tense. Select the past progressive tense (was or were + -ing form of the main verb) for the blank.
-The professor quizzed the students on Tuesday's history lesson. The professor _____________________ the students on Tuesday's history lesson.

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The past progressive tense is used to indicate actions that were ongoing in the past. Here, the professor quizzing the students was an ongoing action that took place in the past, so the correct form is "was quizzing." Also, since the subject is singular ("the professor"), the correct form of the verb to use is "was" and not "were."

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