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Standard English ConventionsEasyPast tense from a time marker

Standard English Conventions practice question

Last week the town council ____ to approve the new budget.

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

  1. A. votedCorrect
  2. B. votes
  3. C. will vote
  4. D. voting

Answer: A. voted

'Last week' places the action in the past, so the verb must be past tense: 'voted'.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. votes
'votes' is present tense, but the vote happened last week.
C. will vote
'will vote' is future — the opposite of 'last week'.
D. voting
'voting' on its own isn't a complete verb; the sentence would have no main verb.

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