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Standard English ConventionsEasyPast tense for last summer

Standard English Conventions practice question

Last summer the family ____ to the coast for two weeks.

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

  1. A. wentCorrect
  2. B. goes
  3. C. will go
  4. D. going

Answer: A. went

Last summer calls for the past tense.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. goes
Present tense.
C. will go
Future tense.
D. going
Not a finite verb.

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