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Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumIrregular past participle after 'has'

Standard English Conventions practice question

The gardener has ____ the same variety of leek for forty years.

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

  1. A. grownCorrect
  2. B. grew
  3. C. growed
  4. D. growing

Answer: A. grown

'Has grown': the past participle of 'grow'.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. grew
'Grew' is the simple past.
C. growed
'Growed' is not a form.
D. growing
'Has growing' is not a form.

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