Question

In 1992 I __________ for the Italian President when he ______ to France.
a) Cooked / has come
b) Have cooked/ came
c) Cook/ came
d) Cooked/ came

Answer 1

Hint: A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. The verb is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the given options are in the simple past tense, as the sentence lies in the past tense without any continuing action.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (a.), 'cooked/ has come', refers to ‘has come’ which is in the past perfect tense.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as the words should be in the simple past tense.
Option (b.), ‘have cooked/ came', refers to ‘have cooked’ which is in the present perfect tense. Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as the words should be in the simple past tense.
Option (c.), ‘cook/ came', refers to ‘cook’ which is in the simple present tense. Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as the words should be in the simple past tense.
Option (d.), ‘cooked/ came', is correct as both ‘cooked’ and ‘came are words in the simple past tense.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the meaning of ‘cook’. Cook is a verb which means to prepare a hot meal; prepare for eating by applying heat, and transform and make suitable for consumption by heating.