[Grammar] The auditors arrived/were arriving ...

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HeyMartie

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A) The auditors were arriving when he had his lunch
b) The auditors arrived when he was having his lunch
c) The auditors were arriving when he was having his lunch
 
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The simple past tense of b) is the most natural of the three.
 
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