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Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumIrregular past tense of 'write'

Standard English Conventions practice question

Last week she ____ to the council about the broken streetlights.

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

  1. A. wroteCorrect
  2. B. written
  3. C. write
  4. D. has wrote

Answer: A. wrote

'Last week' calls for the simple past. The past tense of 'write' is 'wrote'.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. written
'written' is the participle and needs 'has' or 'had'.
C. write
'write' is present tense.
D. has wrote
'has wrote' pairs 'has' with the wrong form; it would be 'has written' — and 'last week' calls for the simple past anyway.

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