Review the item:
At the coffee house table, Willie
spread out his laptop computer, cell phone, and smart watch. He
gived the impression that he had important
business, but in truth, he wrote
love letters to his girlfriend, counting the minutes until she returned
his phone call.
The second verb, gived, is the problem. The sentence requires the simple past. Gave is the correctly spelled form.
| Verb | Simple Present |
Simple Past |
Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| give | give(s) | gave | given |
Wrote, the verb you chose, is perfectly correct. Before you continue, review the rules for irregular verbs.