Question at position 52 I Question Blank 1 of 1[input] (sell) my car last year.

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This item presents a fill-in-the-blank instruction for a past tense verb form in a simple past sentence.
The intended sentence reads: I ______ my car last year.
To correctly express a completed action that occurred in the past, English uses the simple past tense. The verb provided is in parentheses as (sell).
Option evaluation is limited here because there are no explicit multiple-choice choices to compare. Nevertheless, the correct form of sell in the simple past tense is sold, which fits the time reference 'last year' that clearly indicates a past event.
Reasoning for the correct form: 'sell' is the base form; to form the simple past for regular and many irregular verbs, we often add -ed or apply the irregular past tense. 'Sell' is an irregular verb, whose past tense is 'sold.' Therefore, the sentence should read: I sold my car last year.
Potential pitfalls to avoid: using 'sell' (present tense) would imply a current action, which contradicts 'last year.' Using 'sells' or 'selling' would also be mismatched with a past time reference. Since there are no provided distractors to analyze here, the key takeaway is choosing the past tense form that aligns with the adverbial time marker.
In summary, even without options, the fill-in verb form must reflect simple past tense to correctly complete the sentence with the time expression 'last year.'

Question at position 52 I Question Blank 1 of 1[input] (sell) my car last year.

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