Question

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the past tense of the verb given in the brackets.
The doctor ____ (come) to see you yesterday.
a- come
b- came
c- will come
d- coming

Answer 1

Hint: We use the past tense form of a verb to indicate an action that began and ended in the past itself. Also, there are two types of verbs- Regular and Irregular verbs.

Complete answer:
As given in the hint, let’s look at the functions of the two types of verbs-
Regular verb- Regular verbs are those verbs whose simple past tense form and past participle form are the same. The past tense form of regular verbs is conjugated by adding ‘ed’ or ‘d’ to the base form of the verb. For example- Jumped is the simple past tense and past participle form of the verb ‘jump’.
Irregular verb- Irregular verbs are those verbs whose simple past tense form and past participle form are different. For example- Sang and sung are the simple past tense and past participle form of the verb ‘sing’.
In the given question- We can conclude that the doctor came to see you yesterday. The past tense form of the verb ‘come’ is ‘came. Also, ‘come’ is an irregular verb.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘come’ is an incorrect option because it is the present tense form or the base form of the verb ‘come’.
Option b- ‘came’ is the correct option because it is the past tense form of the verb ‘come’.
Option c- ‘will come’ is an incorrect option because ‘will come’ is the future tense form of the verb ‘come’.
Option d- ‘coming’ is an incorrect option because ‘coming’ is the continuous form of the verb ‘come’. The correct answer is Option ‘b’.

Note:
 Keep in mind, the irregular verbs have their own distinct forms, other than verbs ending with ‘ed’ or ‘d’. For example- Go, gone, went, etc.