Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options
The old car .... several times this year
The old car .... several times this year
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Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation:
> "The old car ____ several times this year."
The sentence suggests that the action (repairing the car) has happened multiple times during the year and is likely connected to the present moment. This means it needs to be in the present perfect tense, which indicates actions that started in the past and continue to affect the present.
Now, let's look at each option:
- A. was repaired — This is simple past tense, but it doesn't show the connection to "this year." It's more of a completed action in the past. Incorrect.
- B. has been repaired — This is the present perfect tense, which fits perfectly because it connects the past actions (repairs) to the present (this year). Correct.
- C. had been repaired — This is the past perfect tense, which would indicate the repairs happened before another past event. Since the sentence talks about this year, this doesn't fit. Incorrect.
- D. has repaired — This is incorrect because it makes the subject (the car) the doer of the action, which isn't logical. The car is being repaired, not doing the repairing. Incorrect.
- E. was being repaired — This is past continuous tense, suggesting an ongoing action in the past. It's not appropriate here since the sentence focuses on completed actions. Incorrect.
> "The old car ____ several times this year."
The sentence suggests that the action (repairing the car) has happened multiple times during the year and is likely connected to the present moment. This means it needs to be in the present perfect tense, which indicates actions that started in the past and continue to affect the present.
Now, let's look at each option:
- A. was repaired — This is simple past tense, but it doesn't show the connection to "this year." It's more of a completed action in the past. Incorrect.
- B. has been repaired — This is the present perfect tense, which fits perfectly because it connects the past actions (repairs) to the present (this year). Correct.
- C. had been repaired — This is the past perfect tense, which would indicate the repairs happened before another past event. Since the sentence talks about this year, this doesn't fit. Incorrect.
- D. has repaired — This is incorrect because it makes the subject (the car) the doer of the action, which isn't logical. The car is being repaired, not doing the repairing. Incorrect.
- E. was being repaired — This is past continuous tense, suggesting an ongoing action in the past. It's not appropriate here since the sentence focuses on completed actions. Incorrect.