Review the item:
Thrashing on the surface of the lake, a huge catfish __________ Reggie's
fishing pole almost to the point of breaking. Reggie fought on, images of
fried fillets making his mouth water.
The blank requires the simple past of bend, an irregular verb. Bent is the simple past form.
| Verb | Simple Present |
Simple Past |
Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| bend | bend(s) | bent | bent |
Bended, the form you chose, is a spelling error. Before you continue, review the rules for irregular verbs.