Here is the sentence:
The telephone __________ twelve times before Pablo would lift the receiver.
He prayed the call was from a salesperson and not his psycho ex-girlfriend
Maria.
The blank requires the simple past of ring, an irregular verb. You chose rang, the correct form. Hallelujah!
| Verb | Simple Present | Simple Past | Past Participle |
| ring | ring(s) | rang | rung |