Fill in the blanks.
1This is one of the best movies that ............... this year.
Wrong!
Use "have been released" because the relative clause refers to the plural noun "movies."
2Bribery is one of the charges that ............... against the minister.
Wrong!
Use "have been leveled" because the relative clause refers to the plural noun "charges."
3By December 2015, I ............... him a monthly stipend for fifteen years.
Wrong!
Use "shall have been giving" for an action continuing up to a future point in time.
4Edison ............... newspapers before he became a famous inventor.
Wrong!
Use "used to sell" for a past habit that is no longer true.
5Anil ............... two wickets before rain interrupted the match.
Wrong!
Use "had taken" for an action completed before another past action.
6By the end of this year, we ............... in this house for twenty years.
Wrong!
Use "shall have been living" for an action continuing up to a future point in time.
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- This is one of the best movies that have been released this year.
- Bribery is one of the charges that have been leveled against the minister.
- By December 2015, I shall have been giving him a monthly stipend for fifteen years.
- Edison used to sell newspapers before he became a famous inventor.
- Anil had taken two wickets before rain interrupted the match.
- By the end of this year, we shall have been living in this house for twenty years.