Review the item:
Because Kerri Ann __________ all her biology homework, she spent the rest
of the evening with her friends. The next morning, when Professor Wright
passed out the difficult pop quiz, Kerri Ann realized that her books should
have been her only company.
The blank requires a past tense form of do, an irregular verb. Had done, one of the choices, correctly combines the past participle with the auxiliary verb had.
| Verb | Simple Present |
Simple Past |
Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| do | do(es) | did | done (with had) |
Done, by itself, is incorrect because it requires an auxiliary verb. Before you continue, review the rules for irregular verbs.