Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
In 1969 two manned spaceships _____ into space from the first space station.
A. launch
B. launched
C. launches
D. were launching
Answer: Option B
Solution (By Examveda Team)
The sentence refers to an event that occurred in the past, specifically in 1969."Launched" is the correct past tense form of the verb, which accurately describes the action of the two manned spaceships being sent into space.
This tense correctly aligns with the past time reference in the sentence.
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