Question

Fill in the blank with the past tense of the verb given in the brackets:
"Someone has been in my room", she said, sounding more ______ than upset. (perplex)

• A. perplexxed
• B. perplexed
• C. perplexd
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

perplexed
Regular verbs are those verbs that change form in the past tense. With most regular verbs, the past simple is created simply by adding -ed. In the given sentence the verb is "perplex". The past simple form of "perplex" is formed by adding -ed to the end of the verb (perplexed). Thus option B is correct while and C are incorrect. Moreover, the -d ending is usually added to verbs that end with "e".

Option D is incorrect as the answer lies in B.