Past simple & past continuous

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The correct answer is: b) was having / rang

Grammar issue: past simple & past continuous

One common grammar rule for using these tenses together is to indicate that one action was happening (past continuous) when another action occurred (past simple). The past continuous sets the scene or provides background information, while the past simple indicates the specific action that interrupted or occurred during the ongoing action.

The structure for this combination is:

Subject + past continuous verb + when/while + subject + past simple verb.

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