Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct option.

This incident _______ place some years ago during a country championship match.

  1. take

  2. taken

  3. get

  4. took

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'take place' is an idiomatic expression meaning 'to happen' or 'to occur'. Since this incident happened some years ago (past time), the correct form is the simple past 'took'. 'Take' is present tense, 'taken' is the past participle, and 'get' is the wrong verb entirely.