In the question below, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose 'No improvement'. I asking her round for dinner last week, but she declined. Correct Answer Asked her round The phrasal verb "ask round" means "to invite someone to your house". "Last week" shows that the incident happened in the past and hence the tense of this verb should be in simple past- asked her round. Simple Past Tense is used with time expressions referring to the past (yesterday, last year, ago, in 2014, etc.) Look at the example given below : His father died two years ago. ↓ ↓ Simple Past Time Expression None of the other alternatives can make the sentence meaningful. Correct senetence: I asked her round (Simple past) for dinner last week, but she declined. Hence the correct answer is option 1.