Question

Helen ____ her driving test five times so far without success, but she ____, yet.


a.
taking / doesn't give up

b.
has taken / hasn't given up

c.
was taking / didn't give up

d.
takes / isn't giving up​

Answer 1

Answer:

c) is the correct answer i think

Answer 2

Answer:

b. has taken/hasn't given up is correct.

Helen has taken her driving test five times so far without success, but she hasn't given up yet.

Explanation:

• Tenses represent different forms of a verb that are preferred to show the time of the action expressed by the verb.

• The present perfect tense is used for past actions when we think of their effect on the present i.e. present perfect tense is used for something that started in the past and continued to the present time.    

• The sentence structure follows-
• Subject(I/You/We/They) + have + Past participle form of the Verb 3
• And Subject(He/She/It) + has + Past participle form of the verb 3

• For indefinite actions that happened in a period leading up to the present time (most often with already, ever, never, yet, twice, four times, etc.) will use the present perfect tense.
• The given sentence shows, that Helen has already taken the test for five times, but she has not given it yet.

Therefore, option b. has taken/hasn't given up fits well in this context.

i.e. Helen has taken her driving test five times so far without success, but she hasn't given up yet.

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