Question

Ruth and Martha____ (be) best friends. they ________ (spend)time together since they _______ ( be) young girls. every morning, they get_____(dress) and walk to the post office together. they ______ ( walk) together to the post office every morning for the past 10 years. laterly, martha _____(not feel) well. ruth has been walking to the post office alone each morning. then she_______( visit) martha at home. she ______( bring) martha her mail every morning for 2 weeks. she ____ ( hopes) martha feels better soon.
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Answer 1

Answer:

The following words should be used to fill in the blanks: are, have been spending, were, dressed, have been walking, has not been feeling, visits, has been bringing, hopes. 

Explanation:

• The majority of the given passage is written in the present perfect continuous tense because it is describing activities that Ruth and Martha have been engaged in for a very considerable amount of time.
• Along with the verb in its gerund or "-ing" form, the present perfect continuous tense is expressed with the auxiliary verbs have/has or have not/has not.
• The simple past tense is utilised in the phrases "were" and "dressed," while the simple present tense is utilised in the phrases "are," "visits," and "hopes."

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