Choose the option that best completes the gap

When his car tyre _______ on the way; he did not know what to do.

A. has burst
B. had burst
C. bursted
D. burst

Correct Answer:

Option D – burst

Explanation

When his car tyre burst on the way, he did not know what to do.

Although bursted is not a word in English, some writers erroneously use it as a past tense or past participle for burst. As mentioned above, burst is itself the past tense form of this verb, making bursted unnecessary and incorrect.

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