Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumPast tense for a childhood habit
Standard English Conventions practice question
We ____ to the beach every summer when I was small.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. wentCorrect
- B. go
- C. gone
- D. going
Answer: A. went
"when I was small" puts the habit in the past.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. go
- Present.
- C. gone
- "gone" needs "have" or "had".
- D. going
- No finite verb.
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