Standard English ConventionsEasyPast tense for last week
Standard English Conventions practice question
Last week the river ____ over its banks after two days of rain.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. roseCorrect
- B. rises
- C. rising
- D. will rise
Answer: A. rose
'Last week' sets the past.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. rises
- Present.
- C. rising
- Not a finite verb.
- D. will rise
- Future.
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