curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-about-adverbial-phrases/680ae0f70bca1102d33d55cf.md
Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.
Yes, our engagement BLANK up by about 40%. That's a big increase.
went
This is the past tense of the irregular verb go.
To go up means to increase or rise in number, level, or amount. It is often used in business, prices, statistics, or performance discussions. For example:
Prices usually go up before the holidays. – This means prices increase regularly during that time.
Sales went up after the product launch. – This means sales increased in the past, after the launch happened.
Here, went is the Simple Past form of the irregular verb go.
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