Which of the following sentences has the correct verb?
a) yesterday Denise hikes to the top of the mountain.
b)yesterday Denise hiked to the top of the mountain.
c)yesterday Denise has been hiking to the top of the mountain.
d) yesterday Denise will hike to the top of the mountain.
please help
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b) Since the action happened once in the past, the past tense of the verb must be used.
so would it be b or c?
Ms. Sue please help
thank you very much Ms.Sue
You're welcome, Ana.
To determine which sentence has the correct verb tense, we need to identify the appropriate verb form for actions that occurred in the past.
Let's analyze each sentence:
a) "Yesterday Denise hikes to the top of the mountain."
This sentence uses the present tense verb "hikes," which is incorrect because it does not properly indicate an action that occurred in the past.
b) "Yesterday Denise hiked to the top of the mountain."
This sentence uses the past tense verb "hiked," which correctly indicates an action that occurred in the past. Therefore, this sentence has the correct verb form.
c) "Yesterday Denise has been hiking to the top of the mountain."
This sentence uses the present perfect progressive tense verb "has been hiking," which denotes an ongoing action that started in the past and is continuing up to the present moment. However, based on the given options, this verb form does not match the required simple past tense.
d) "Yesterday Denise will hike to the top of the mountain."
This sentence uses the future tense verb "will hike," which indicates a future action. However, since the question asks for the correct verb form in the past tense, this option is not correct.
Therefore, the correct sentence is b) "Yesterday Denise hiked to the top of the mountain."