Question

Which verbs are most appropriate to use in an essay written in the past tense? Select 3 options. Wrote thought explains insisted argues

Answer 1

Answer:

sang,had, and went

Explanation:

Sang shows that the person was singing.

Had shows the person used to have possession of something.

Went shows that they already have gone to the place.

Answer 2

Answer:

Wrote

thought

insisted

Explanation:

Those are most likely correct because those are the options in which you have verbs in the past tense. Since the essay is in the past tense, it makes sense that the verbs should be also. The other two verbs, "argues" and "explains" are in third person present tense.