Multiple choice

Past tense of the word remain

  1. remainder

  2. remains

  3. remained

  4. remaining

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The past tense of 'remain' is 'remained'. Regular verbs form their past tense by adding '-ed' to the base form. 'Remained' is the correct past tense form. The other options are incorrect: 'remainder' is a noun, 'remains' is present tense or noun, and 'remaining' is a participle.