Question

four persons - (kill/was killed/were killed)when a matador van - (collides/collided/was collided)with a scooter last night. The driver of the matador van - (is arrested/have arrested/has been arrested). [write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks]​

Answer 1

Four persons were killed when a matador van collided with a scooter last night. The driver of the matador van has been arrested.

Where to use simple past and present perfect tense?

• The correct forms of verb have been placed in the given sentences.
• In the first sentence, simple past tense has been used as the action has occurred in the past.
• in the second sentence, the present perfect tense has been used as it shows the action has taken place in the recent past.

Answer 2

Four persons were killed when a matador van collided with a scooter last night. The driver of the Matador van has been arrested.

The correct option from each of the options are

1. killing/was killed/were killed - were killed is the correct form of the verb that should be used. It is used due to the plural noun present in the sentence.
2. collides/ collided/ was collided - collided was the correct word used in the given sentence.
3. is arrested/ have arrested/ has been arrested - has been arrested is the appropriate phrase for the above sentence.