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Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumPast tense of bury

Standard English Conventions practice question

The dog ____ its bone in the garden yesterday.

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

  1. A. buriedCorrect
  2. B. buries
  3. C. bury
  4. D. burying

Answer: A. buried

"yesterday" needs the past tense.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. buries
Present.
C. bury
Present and does not agree.
D. burying
No finite verb.

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