Question at position 20 20. Which sentence uses the correct past tense of the non-actionl/ stative verb "own" (showing possession)? My family owned a house in Japan when I was a child.My family owning a house in Japan when I was a child.My family was owned a house in Japan when I was a kid.My family was owning a house in Japan when I was a kid.My family own a house in Japan when I was a child.

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Question restatement: The task is to choose the sentence that correctly uses the past tense of the non-actional/stative verb 'own' to express possession in the given context.
Option 1: "My family owned a house in Japan when I was a child." This uses the simple past tense of the verb 'own' appropriately to indicate possession in the past, and it matches the time frame provided. It is correct.
Option 2: "My family owning a house in Japan when I was a child." This uses the present participle/gerund form 'owning' after 'family,' which is ungrammatical for this context and does not express a simple past possession.
Option 3: "My family was owned a house in Japan when I was a kid." Here, the passive voice with 'was owned' incorrectly suggests someone else owned the family, and it misaligns with the intended meaning of the family possessing a house. This is incorrect.
Option 4: "My family was owning a house in Japan when I was a kid." The construction 'was owning' is awkward and not used for stative verbs like 'own' in continuous past form; it incorrectly implies ongoing action rather than a static possession in the past.
Option 5: "My family own a house in Japan when I was a child." This mixes present tense 'own' with a past time reference ('when I was a child'), which creates a tense inconsistency; the verb should be in past tense to align with the time frame.
In summary, the only sentence that properly conveys a past possession with a stative verb and agrees with the temporal context is the first option, since 'owned' correctly marks a completed state in the past and matches the time expression 'when I was a child.'

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