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The telephone __________ twelve times before Pablo finally lifted the receiver. He prayed the call was from a salesperson and not his psycho ex-girlfriend Maria.

The blank requires the simple past of ring, an irregular verb. You chose rang, the correct form. Hallelujah!

Verb Simple
Present
Simple
Past
Past
Participle
ring ring(s) rang rung

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