Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
Every day of last week my aunt ___ a plate.
A. breaks
B. broke
C. was breaking
D. none of these
Answer: Option B
Solution(By Examveda Team)
To fill in the blank with the correct verb form, we need to consider the context and the time frame of the sentence.The sentence talks about an action that happened in the past and is repeated every day throughout the last week. This indicates a habitual action in the past.
The correct option is Option B, "
broke
."The sentence would be: "Every day last week my aunt
broke
a plate."This usage of the simple past tense "
broke
" indicates the habitual action of breaking a plate, which occurred repeatedly in the past.
Why not option A?