Identify the verb form that correctly completes the following sentence.
Have you ever ____ the Skyrush roller coaster at Hershey Park?
A. rode
B. ride
C. riding
D. ridden
Not 100% if it is A or D... leaning towards A???
Correct!
ridden is the answer
YW!!
I think it's D
Great - thank you!!
To identify the correct verb form in the sentence, "Have you ever ____ the Skyrush roller coaster at Hershey Park?" you need to determine the appropriate past participle form of the verb "ride."
Here's how you can approach solving this question and finding the correct answer:
1. Understand the verb tense: The sentence is in the present perfect tense, indicated by the auxiliary verb "have" followed by the main verb. In this case, the verb "ride" needs to be in its past participle form.
2. Identify the options: Look at the given verb forms: "rode," "ride," "riding," and "ridden."
3. Eliminate incorrect options:
- Option B, "ride," is the base form of the verb and does not express the past participle form needed for the present perfect tense. Eliminate it.
- Option C, "riding," is the present participle form, which is not suitable for the context of the sentence. Eliminate it.
4. Choose between the remaining options:
- Option A, "rode," is the simple past tense of the verb "ride" and does not match the required past participle form. Eliminate it.
- Option D, "ridden," is the correct past participle form of the verb "ride." It matches the tense required by the sentence.
Based on this analysis, the correct answer is D. "ridden." So your initial leaning was correct.
You can always check a dictionary to be certain of a verb's principal parts.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ride?s=t
Notice here:
verb (used without object), rode or (Archaic) rid; ridden or (Archaic) rid; riding.
This means this verb's principal parts are as follows:
~ ride (present or base form)
~ rode (simple past; no helping verbs needed)
~ ridden (past participle; needs helping verbs to be used as the main verb in a sentence)
~ riding (present participle; needs helping verbs to be used as the main verb in a sentence)
So ... are there helping verbs in this sentence? If so, use "ridden." If not, use "rode."