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In this sentence, which principal part of the basic verb defy is underlined?

During the Nazi occupation of northern France, many brave people joined a movement called the Resistance and defied the German military laws.
A. past
B. present
C. past participle
D. present participle

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A. past

"Defied" is the simple past form of the verb "defy" (past participle is also "defied," but here it's used as the past tense in the narrative).