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Standard English ConventionsEasyPast tense for a completed trip

Standard English Conventions practice question

Last month my aunt ____ to Lisbon for the first time.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. flewCorrect
  2. B. flies
  3. C. flying
  4. D. will fly

Answer: A. flew

'Last month' sets the past.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. flies
Present.
C. flying
Not a finite verb.
D. will fly
Future.

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