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6171. Demonstrate control of tenses and sentence structure.We _ (laugh) at the funny clowns.
- A. Laugh
- B. Laughs
- C. Laughing
- D. Laughed
Explanation: It cannot be option A, because there is no first-person participle. Cannot be option B, because there is no third-person participle. Cannot be option C, because there is no 'were' in the given sentence to conjugate it with. The correct option is D.
Correct answer: Laughed6172. Demonstrate control of tenses and sentence structure.I _ (move) my chair a little closer.
- A. Move
- B. Moved
- C. Moves
- D. Moving
Explanation: If the sentence is from the narrator's perspective we always use the simple past form of the verb until and unless the narrator mentions he is currently doing something or planning to do.
Correct answer: Moved6173. Demonstrate control of tenses and sentence structure:Maryam _ (see) the smoke of the fire rising all around.
- A. See
- B. Saw
- C. Will see
- D. Seen
Explanation: Past tenses of verbs come after nouns, in this case, the proper noun "Maryam".
Correct answer: Saw6174. Demonstrate control of tenses and sentence structure:What tense is the verb in this sentence? 'I got home from work at 6.30pm.'
- A. Present
- B. Past
- C. Future
- D. None of these
Explanation: The given sentence is in past tense due to the presence of the past participle of "get", which is "got."
Correct answer: Past6175. Demonstrate control of tenses and sentence structure:By next Saturday, I _ (work) on this painting for exactly one month.
- A. Will have been working
- B. Will be working
- C. Will work
- D. Worked
Explanation: Correct option is A because "By next Saturday" indicates future tense and option A displays perfect future tense structure.
Correct answer: Will have been working6176. Demonstrate correct use of subject-verb agreement:The peon will not _ the bell yet.
- A. Has rings
- B. Had rung
- C. Have rung
- D. Rings
Explanation: Option C displays perfect past tense as the auxiliary verb "have" appears before the main verb "rung".
Correct answer: Have rung6177. Complete the sentence: The baby _ for milk now.
- A. Cry
- B. Cried
- C. Cries
- D. Is crying
Explanation: As the sentence is in the present tense ( the statement says "milk now"), the missing verb must be a continuous present verb.
Correct answer: Is crying6178. Complete the sentence: It was so quiet you _ (can) hear a pin drop.
- A. Can
- B. Could
- C. Shall
- D. Will
Explanation: As the sentence is in the past tense (the word "was so quiet" was used), the missing word has to be in the past tense. Hence 'could' is most suitable as it is also grammatically correct when said out loud.
Correct answer: Could6179. I _ (am) working all afternoon and have just finished the assignment.
- A. Had been
- B. Have been
- C. Am
- D. Shall be
Explanation: The sentence, 'been working all afternoon' and 'just finished' shows both past and present efforts. "Have" is a present form while "had" is the past form of 'to have'. "Am" is for the first person singular (I am), which in this case is grammatically incorrect when said out loud. When two things that happened in the past and one event started and finished before the other one started, "Had" is placed before the main verb for the event that happened first.
Correct answer: Had been6180. She thanked me for what I _
- A. Have done
- B. Has done
- C. Have been done
- D. Did
Explanation: As the sentence is in the past tense (the word "thanked" is used), the missing word should be in the past tense as well, for the sentence to make sense. Hence in this case, 'did' is most suitable. It is also grammatically correct when the sentence is said out loud.
Correct answer: Did