The two ropes were ..... together, so it was difficult to get them apart

[Englishlearner]

The two ropes were ..... together, so it was difficult to get them apart. (*) bind (*) bound (*) binds

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[Torsten]

The two ropes were bound together, so it was difficult to get them apart. Bound is the simple past and past participle of the verb ‘to bind’. In other words, the two ropes were connected to each other.