Question

Use the correct form of tense in the blank. She___the dinner at half-past eight and put the children to sleep at ten.
OPTIONS
1) serve
2)serves
3)is serving
4)served​

Answer 1

She serves the dinner

Answer 2

The correct answer is: served.

The correct sentence: She served the dinner at half-past eight and put the children to sleep at ten.

• Here, in the given sentence, it is mentioned that the mother served dinner to her children at half-past eight and then put her children to sleep at ten in the night.
• Here, the activity has already happened in the past, and therefore the given sentence is in the past tense.
• Here, we have been instructed to fill the blank with the verb 'served'.
• Here, the verb 'served' is past simple tense.
• Hence, the correct answer is: served.