Why a particular tense was chosen for each of the following statements. Select the best answer.
A. Jack has known Mike for about a year.
1. Use the present perfect when the exact time of a past repeated action isn't important
2. Use the past perfect to show the sequence of two past actions.
3. Use the future perfect to show the sequence of two future actions.
4. With stativ verbs, use the present perfect for actions that began in the past and continue until this time.
Answer 4
B.They've played music together at a local club several times.
Answer 1
C.Mike had played at the club as a solo act before they played there together
Answer 2
D. they wil;l have made about $225 when they get their next check.
Answer 3
All are correct.
A. The chosen tense for the statement "Jack has known Mike for about a year" is the present perfect. The best answer is 4: "With stative verbs, use the present perfect for actions that began in the past and continue until this time." The verb "known" is a stative verb that describes a state or condition rather than an action. In this case, Jack's knowledge of Mike is an ongoing state that began in the past and continues up to the present. Therefore, the present perfect tense is used to indicate this ongoing state.
B. The chosen tense for the statement "They've played music together at a local club several times" is the present perfect. The best answer is 1: "Use the present perfect when the exact time of a past repeated action isn't important." The verb "played" indicates a past action that has occurred multiple times, but the exact time of each occurrence is not specified or important in this context. The present perfect tense is used to convey the idea of past actions without specific time references.
C. The chosen tense for the statement "Mike had played at the club as a solo act before they played there together" is the past perfect. The best answer is 2: "Use the past perfect to show the sequence of two past actions." The past perfect tense is used to indicate that one past action (Mike playing at the club as a solo act) occurred before another past action (Mike and the others playing there together). By using the past perfect tense, the sequence of events is clarified, highlighting that the solo act came first.
D. The chosen tense for the statement "They will have made about $225 when they get their next check" is the future perfect. The best answer is 3: "Use the future perfect to show the sequence of two future actions." The future perfect tense is used to express an action that will be completed before a specified future time or event. In this case, the action of making about $225 will be completed before they receive their next check in the future. Therefore, the future perfect tense is used to indicate this sequence of future actions.