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JAMB Use of English 2011 Question 66

Question 66

Tenses

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s): When his car tyre ... on the way, he did not know what to do

  1. A.has burst
  2. B.had burst
  3. C.bursted
  4. D.burst
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (burst)

Explanation

The sentence is a simple past narrative ('did not know'), so the simple past 'burst' is right. 'Bursted' is not a word, since burst does not change in the past.