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QuizMultiple Choice

Understanding Verbs: Tense, Voice, and Mood

Question 1 • PBCSD_CR_1001345_English 2_for_Credit_Recovery_S1andS2_2025

Which verbs are most appropriate to use in an essay written in the past tense? Select three options.wrotethoughtexplainsinsistedargues

Answer
A
wrote
B
thought
C
explains
D
insisted
E
argues

Explanation

A past-tense essay uses verbs that describe actions or thoughts in the past. “Wrote,” “thought,” and “insisted” are past-tense verbs. “Explains” and “argues” are present-tense verbs, so the correct choices are wrote, thought, and insisted.

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