Review the item:
Jennifer has discovered that hanging clothes outside to dry has its disadvantages.
Recently, a spider crept into a pair of her jeans and __________ a day biting
the "intruder"—Jennifer's bare leg—that had invaded
the arachnid's new home.
The blank requires the past tense of spend, an irregular verb. Spent is the simple past form.
| Verb | Simple Present |
Simple Past |
Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| spend | spend(s) | spent | spent |
Spended, the form you chose, is a spelling error. Before you continue, review the rules for irregular verbs.