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<!-- (Audio) Riker: Yes, our engagement went up by about 40%. That's a big increase. -->

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

Yes, our engagement BLANK up by about 40%. That's a big increase.

--blanks--

went

--feedback--

This is the past tense of the irregular verb go.

--explanation--

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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