Multiple choice

 People spend their free time by watching television. (Compound)

  1. People watched television and spend their free time.

  2. People watched television and spent their free time.

  3. People watch television and spend their free time.

  4. People watch television and spended their free time.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The original sentence uses the present tense, so the compound version must maintain that tense. Option C correctly uses 'watch' and 'spend' to match the original structure.

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