Tenses - Study Mode
[#411] Identify the tense used in the following sentence: They had listened to him speak.
Correct Answer
(B) Past Perfect
[#412] Put the verb in brackets in the correct form: I _____ a headache earlier but I feel fine now. (have)
Correct Answer
(C) had
[#413] Replace the underlined verb form with the correct option:The new art gallery has been inaugurated yesterday.
Correct Answer
(D) was
Explanation
Solution: The sentence refers to an event that took place in the past, indicated by the word yesterday . The correct verb form to use is the past tense, so has been should be replaced with was . Therefore, the correct sentence is: The new art gallery was inaugurated yesterday.
[#414] The Pacific markets . . . . . . . . extremely competitive since the manufacturing capacity of many Far Eastern countries . . . . . . . . to improve at the turn of the decade.
Correct Answer
are becoming/begins
[#415] Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. A man ________ by the police last night.
Correct Answer
(B) was arrested