Demonstrate control of tenses and sentence structure.We _ (eat) the popcorn and _ (drink) the orange juice.
Correct answer: D. Ate, drank
- A. Eat, drink
- B. Ate, drink
- C. Eat, drank
- D. Ate, drank
Explanation
Because the sentence is in simple past tense, and the simple past forms of the verbs are "ate" and "drank," which correctly show completed actions in the past.
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