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America was named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Is the word "named" in the sentence past or past perfect?

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Past tense.


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Answer:

Past tense

Step-by-step explanation:

Past tense indicates that an event has occurred in the past. Past tense is usually characterized with the addition of the suffix -ed and the verb is usually in past tense.

Example: I kicked the ball

Past perfect tense is used to show that something happened before the occurrence of an action in the past. It is usually characterized with ‘had’ . Example: I didn’t sweep because I had lost the broom

America was named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci- This is a past tense.

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