MDCAT
English
2021
English · Verb
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Question
Demonstrate control of tenses and sentence structure
He could not sleep because he was _________ (bite) by mosquitoes.
Options
- A
Bit
- B
Bite
- C
Bitten
- D
Biting
Explanation
'Bitten' is the past particle of 'bite'. Past Tense should be used as the word could indicate past tense.
Bit is the past form of verb and cannot be used in this sentence because the sentence is in past tense.
As the sentence is in past tense bite cannot be used.
Bitten is the correct word as with helping word we use 3rd form of verb
Biting is present continuous tense
It cannot be used as the sentence is in past tense
Tagged under English · Verb · 2021