Suppose Kevin's parents have left town and he is alone at home for a day. He writes a diary entry for the day. Complete the diary entry choosing the correct option from the given alternatives:
29_________

overcame

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overcome

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had overcome

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would overcome

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Solution

The correct options are
B overcame
D had overcome
Diary entry is a personal and informal document. It records an individual's account of a day of his/ her life. In the given diary entry, Kevin is recording a strange experience which he felt during that day when he was alone at home. When describing the events of the day, the past tense is used. This can be observed in the verbs, 'left', 'found', 'grew' etc., which are used in the passage.
The verb, 'overcome' means 'succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty)'. The past tense of this verb is 'overcame'. This is to be filled in the blank number 29. Hence, option A is correct. Option C is also correct as the verb, 'had overcome' is in past perfect tense.
Option B is incorrect as the word, 'overcome' is the present tense form.
Option C is incorrect as the phrase, 'would overcome' is in the future tense.

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