Take a look at the sentence again:
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 sentence requires the simple past of ring, an irregular verb. Rang is the simple past form.
| Verb | Simple Present | Simple Past | Past Participle |
| ring | ring(s) | rang | rung |
Ringed, the form you chose, is a spelling error. Before you continue, review the rules for irregular verbs.
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