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