PTE Core Practice · Question
Choose the correct sentence to complete the blank: 'The university ____ its research budget significantly last year.'
The sentence requires a simple past tense verb to describe an action completed last year. 'Increased' is the correct past tense form of 'increase'.
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Question: Choose the correct sentence to complete the blank: 'The university ____ its research budget significantly last year.'
Answer options: ✅ increased
- increase
- increasing
- has increase
Correct answer: increased
Explanation: The sentence requires a simple past tense verb to describe an action completed last year. 'Increased' is the correct past tense form of 'increase'.
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