They . . . . . . . . a football match in the evening. What . . . . . . . . you do?

Solution (By Examveda Team)

In the sentence, "They were playing a football match in the evening. What do you do?" the past continuous tense "were playing" is used to describe an action that was happening in the past, and the base form "do" is used to ask about a general action. This combination of tenses is appropriate for the context.

The correct form for the sentence is "They were playing a football match in the evening. What do you do?"

The other options are not suitable because they do not use the correct verb forms or tenses:

Option B: Played/did
This option combines the past simple tense "played" with the past simple tense "did," which does not accurately convey the sequence of events or the context of the question.

Option C: Have played/did
This option combines the present perfect tense "have played" with the past simple tense "did," which is not appropriate for the context.

Option D: Are playing/will
This option combines the present continuous tense "are playing" with the future tense "will," which does not accurately match the intended meaning of the question.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option A: Were playing/do.