Yesterday, a pigeon____the first messagefrom Pinhurst to Silbury. A. carried B. carry C. carries D.

Yesterday, a pigeon____the first messagefrom Pinhurst to Silbury. A. carried B. carry C. carries D. has carried

The correct answer is A. carried.

The sentence describes a completed past action that happened "yesterday," so the simple past tense is needed.

Carried is the simple past form of carry.

Other options:

B. carry → present tense; doesn’t fit with "yesterday."

C. carries → present tense, third person singular; doesn’t match past time marker.

D. has carried → present perfect tense; used for past actions relevant to the present or unspecified time, not with a specific past time like "yesterday."

✅ Correct sentence:
Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury.