Question

Choose the correct form of the verb given in brackets to complete the sentence correctly:
You __________ a new scooter last week. (Buy)
This question has multiple correct options.
A) Had brought
B) Brought
C) Had bought
D) Bought

Answer 1

Hint:Verbs are the words that show actions, occurrence or state of being. Verbs can be expressed in different tenses and it depends on what action is being performed. For example: John walk to the store and words like run, fight, do define an action.

Complete answer:
Option A) Had brought – is an incorrect answer because ‘had brought’ does not fit in the sentence grammatically, ‘brought’ is the past participle tense of the verb ‘bring’ instead of ‘buy’. So, this is an inappropriate use in the blank and incorrect answer.
Option B) Brought – is an incorrect answer because ‘brought’ is the past participle form of the verb ‘bring’ and not for the ‘buy’, so again the use of brought in the sentence would make it grammatically incorrect and this is also an incorrect answer.
Option C) Had bought – is the correct answer because ‘had bought’ indicates the past perfect tense. Past perfect tense is used to refer to one event that happened before another event in the past. So, here time is also defined i.e. the last week. So, the use of ‘had bought’ is the correct answer.
Option D) Bought – is the correct answer because ‘bought’ is the past participle form of the verb ‘buy’ and the use of bought is grammatically correct. Thus, this is the correct answer.
You bought a new scooter last week. (Buy) – Option C
OR
You bought a new scooter last week. (Buy) – Option D

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘C’ & ‘D’.

Note:Though this question can have multiple options. So, the sentence in the question implies that the person had bought the scooter the previous week before some other event. Therefore, option C and D are the most appropriate answer as compared to any other options because it satisfies the condition. As the sentence is in the past participle form so the answer should also be in that form only.