From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.
Whenever the baby cried, the mother...........

a

sighs

b

will sigh

c

shall sigh

d

sighed

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Martins patrick
11 years ago

i think it should be sighs

Narutocharl
1 year ago

I am thing it should be sighs cos,the word ''whenever'' indicates that the baby usually cries so whenever the baby cried,the mother sighs

benychidi
10 years ago

Its "sighed" cus d bby "cried"....it wuld hv been "sigh" if d bby "cry"

Chuks612
9 years ago

U are correct,the answer is sighed. If the question had been in present continous tense, the answer could then be said it's ''sighs''

Dwise12
8 years ago

Yes sighed is correct cos of cried

DaveChuks2005
1 year ago

Verb Tense
The correct answer is indeed *1. Sighs*.

Explanation:
The sentence "Whenever the baby cries, the mother..." sets up a habitual or conditional situation, and the present simple tense "sighs" is often used to describe typical reactions or habits. This construction implies that whenever the baby cries, the mother's usual response is to sigh.

i thought it was will sigh

Tessy andre
11 years ago

Pls alwaz gv us d correct oo,I tink d correct answer is #sighs# nt sighed.

pinky1234
11 years ago

is sigh abeg

the answer is sighed because d verb is in past tense according to the rules of verb in english

Prof. Abbey
10 years ago

The answer is sighed, since the baby is used to crying, the ver cried is in past form, definitely the verb sigh should be in past form

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