Demonstrate control of tenses and sentence structure. When I heard the news about you, I _ (become) anxious.
Correct answer: B. Became
- A. Become
- B. Became
- C. Will be
- D. Be
Explanation
Become is the first form. It is used in the present tense Heard indicates past tense, thus the second form of the verb will be used i.e. became Will be is used in the future tense Be is an irregular verb with different forms (are, is, am, was)
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