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Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the options below:-

(A) He reached the office when the manager spoke to the client.

(B) He reached the office when the manager was speaking to the client.

(C) He reached the office when the manager had been speaking to the client.

(D) He reached the office when the manager had just finished speaking to the client.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

(B) is correct: the past continuous 'was speaking' shows an action in progress when he arrived. (D) is correct: the past perfect 'had just finished speaking' shows an action completed just before his arrival. (A) wrongly pairs two simple pasts for simultaneous ongoing action, and (C) misuses the past perfect continuous without any duration. Hence (B) and (D) only.

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