Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumCorrect past tense of an irregular verb
Standard English Conventions practice question
The river ____ its highest level in a century last March.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. reachedCorrect
- B. reach
- C. has reach
- D. reaching
Answer: A. reached
A specific past time takes the simple past: 'reached'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. reach
- 'Reach' is present.
- C. has reach
- 'Has reach' is not a form.
- D. reaching
- 'Reaching' leaves no finite verb.
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