Just before he got there, a tree branch _____ down on the car.A. will crash ⃝ B. crash ⃝C. crashed ⃝ D. crashing
Question
Just before he got there, a tree branch _____ down on the car.A. will crash ⃝ B. crash ⃝C. crashed ⃝ D. crashing
Solution
The correct answer is C. "crashed". The sentence is in the past tense ("Just before he got there"), so the verb describing the action of the tree branch must also be in the past tense. Therefore, "a tree branch crashed down on the car" is the correct usage.
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