Question

1. read the sentence.

unfortunately, they ____ a high interest rate on the loan.

what is the past tense of the verb \charge\?

• have charged
• charge
• are charging
• charged

Explanation:

To determine the past tense of "charge", we analyze each option: "have charged" is present perfect, "charge" is present tense, "are charging" is present continuous, and "charged" is the simple past tense of "charge". The sentence context (past event of charging a high interest rate) requires simple past.

Answer:

D. charged