Standard English ConventionsHardVerb tense with a past time marker
Standard English Conventions practice question
The last passenger train ____ the branch line in 1963, and the track was lifted the following year.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. ran onCorrect
- B. runs on
- C. has run on
- D. is running on
Answer: A. ran on
A specific past date takes the simple past: 'ran … in 1963'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. runs on
- Present tense clashes with 1963.
- C. has run on
- Present perfect is not used with a specific past date.
- D. is running on
- Present continuous clashes with 1963.
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