Our transcriptionists have a mastery of the English language. Please take your time to accurately answer the grammar questions below. Verb Form Choose the verb form that best completes the sentence 1. My aunt ____ a root canal done yesterday because her tooth was rotten. will have has had have 2. Even though Kenny was a great roommate, John hated ________ in the shower. his to sing him singing his singing his to be singing him being singing 3. My cousins live in New York City. They ___ really cool! am is are 4. The teacher tells her students, who promise they ______ quietly for three hours, that she won't give extra assignments. would study studied study have studied will study 5. I ______ back to my office after I saw the rain. walked walk am walking 6. By the time Cynthia books the flight to Iceland, she _______ her sister about the visit. has called will has called calls will have called called 7. I ______ gotten to the hotel two hours ago, but my flight was delayed. should have should should of
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Answer :
The complete sentences are as follows :
1. My aunt had a root canal done yesterday because her tooth was rotten.
In this sentence, the simple past tense will be used as we are talking about an action that was completed in the past.
2. Even though Kenny was a great roommate, John hated his singing in the shower.
In this sentence, the past continuous tense will be used as we are talking about a continuing action that was happening at some point in the past.
3. My cousins live in New York City. They are really cool !
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'are' as 'present simple of be, used with you/we/they.'
4. The teacher tells her students, who promise they would study quietly for three hours, that she won't give extra assignments.
'Would' is a modal verb, which according to the Cambridge English Dictionary, means 'used to express an intention or plan after a verb in a past tense.'
5. I walked back to my office after I saw the rain.
In this sentence, the simple past tense will be used as we are talking about things that happened or existed before now.
6. By the time Cynthia books the flight to Iceland, she will have called her sister about the visit.
The future perfect tense is used to talk about actions that will be over in the future.
7. I should have gotten to the hotel two hours ago, but my flight was delayed.
In this sentence, the subject is taking about the past so 'should have' will be used.
Answer:
1) had
The sentence indicates a past completed action and thus, we use simple past tense.
2) him singing
The sentence indicates an action that has been occurring continuously for some time in the past and so, we use past continuous tense.
3) are
The sentence indicates a current action and thus, we use the simple present tense. The pronoun 'they' is of plural form and thus, we use the plural present tense of the verb 'to be'.
4) would study
The sentence is of the reported speech type. Thus, the reported clause should be of the past tense form. The past tense of will is would and thus the correct option is 'would study'.
5) walked
The sentence indicates a completed past action and thus, we use simple past tense.
6) will have called
The sentence indicates an action that will be completed in the future decisively and thus, we use future perfect tense.
7) should have
The sentence defines an action that had chances of being completed in the past and thus, we use the modal verb in the past tense form.