Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumPast tense of 'lead'
Standard English Conventions practice question
Last season the new coach ____ the team to its first championship in twenty years.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. ledCorrect
- B. lead
- C. leaded
- D. leads
Answer: A. led
'Last season' puts the sentence in the past. The past tense of 'lead' is 'led'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. lead
- 'lead' is the present tense (or the metal); the past is 'led'.
- C. leaded
- 'leaded' is not the past tense of the verb 'lead'.
- D. leads
- 'leads' is present tense, but the sentence is about last season.
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