Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumPast tense of take
Standard English Conventions practice question
Grandpa ____ us to the beach every summer when we were young.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. tookCorrect
- B. takes
- C. taken
- D. taking
Answer: A. took
"when we were young" sets the past.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. takes
- Present.
- C. taken
- "taken" needs "has" or "had".
- D. taking
- No finite verb.
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