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Standard English ConventionsEasyPast tense for yesterday

Standard English Conventions practice question

Yesterday Priya ____ her bicycle to school for the first time.

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

  1. A. rodeCorrect
  2. B. rides
  3. C. riding
  4. D. will ride

Answer: A. rode

Yesterday calls for the past tense.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. rides
Present tense.
C. riding
Not a finite verb.
D. will ride
Future tense.

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