Rewrite the following sentence, using the correct tense, simple past or past perfect, of the verb givenin the brackets: As she (attend) the phone, her face (beam) with joy. She (look) thrilled. But I could not make out from herexpression what happy news she (receive).

The correct answer is: As she attended the phone, her face beamed with joy. She looked thrilled. But I could not make out from her expression what happy news she received.

The simple past tense is used to describe actions that happened at a specific time in the past. In this sentence, the action of attending the phone happened at a specific time in the past, so the simple past tense is used.

The past perfect tense is used to describe actions that happened before another action in the past. In this sentence, the action of receiving the happy news happened before the action of looking thrilled, so the past perfect tense is not used.

The past participle is used to form the perfect tenses and the passive voice. In this sentence, the past participle is used to form the past perfect tense, so the past participle is not used.

The present participle is used to form the progressive tenses and the gerund. In this sentence, the present participle is not used.

Therefore, the correct answer is: As she attended the phone, her face beamed with joy. She looked thrilled. But I could not make out from her expression what happy news she received.