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Becky had both an empty wallet and stomach, so she __________ a chocolate bar from the candy rack. The ensuing guilt was harder to tolerate than her growling belly.

The blank requires the past tense of steal, an irregular verb. Stole is the simple past form.

Verb Simple
Present
Simple
Past
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Participle
steal steal(s) stole stolen

Stealed, the form you chose, is a spelling error. Before you continue, review the rules for irregular verbs.

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