Fill in the blanks.
1My brother ............... in Canada since 2005.
Wrong!
Use "has been working" for an action that started in the past and continues to the present.
2It ............... raining since morning.
Wrong!
Use "has not stopped" for a situation that began in the past and continues up to now.
3I ............... you in a long time.
Wrong!
Use "have not met" for a period that continues up to the present.
4He ............... to me since the last committee meeting.
Wrong!
Use "has not spoken" for a period that began at a past time and continues to the present.
5I ............... him to go.
Wrong!
Use "told" before an object and an infinitive.
6The ship ...............
Wrong!
Use "sank" because a ship goes down in water.
7Three passengers ............... when the ferry went down; the rest were rescued alive.
Wrong!
Use "drowned" when a person dies because of being under water; "sink" describes something going down below the surface.
8Six thousand francs ............... not much to Roucolle.
Wrong!
Use "was" because the amount is treated as one sum.
9Neither boy ............... returned.
Wrong!
Use "has" because "neither" + a singular noun takes a singular verb.
10He ............... ill for six months before he died.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "was" and "had been" are correct for a past state before another past event.
11The officer as well as his subordinates ............... guilty.
Wrong!
Use "is" because the verb agrees with "the officer," not with the phrase after "as well as."
12Neither statement ............... true.
Wrong!
Use "is" because "neither" + a singular noun takes a singular verb.
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- My brother has been working in Canada since 2005.
- It has not stopped raining since morning.
- I have not met you in a long time.
- He has not spoken to me since the last committee meeting.
- I told him to go.
- The ship sank.
- Three passengers drowned when the ferry went down; the rest were rescued alive.
- Six thousand francs was not much to Roucolle.
- Neither boy has returned.
- He was / had been ill for six months before he died.
- The officer as well as his subordinates is guilty.
- Neither statement is true.