Question

Fill in the blanks in the passage with suitable forms of the verb, including simple present, simple past, and the present perfect tenses, wherever appropriate. Include helping verbs as needed. For example: What tense is used in the sentence, "The Great Pacific Garbage patch .....(be) a mass of plastic debris..."? Which tense is applied in the phrase, "It (discover) by Charles Moore in 1997."? In the sentence, "He ...........(be) a sailor participating in a yacht race," which tense is utilized? What tense is employed in the phrase, "He ...... (take) a shortcut and ............ (come) across floating pieces of garbage..."? How is the tense used in the sentence, "The sight ........ (change) him forever."? Which tense is utilized in the sentence, "Now he ....... (work) to raise awareness about it."? Continue this pattern to ask about each tense used in the passage.

Answer 1

The sentences in the passage use different tenses such as the simple present, simple past, and present perfect. Each tense is applied depending on the context and the time that the action is referring to.

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage applies different verb forms and tenses in different contexts. In the sentence, 'The Great Pacific Garbage patch is (simple present form of 'be') a mass of plastic debris,' it uses simple present tense. The second sentence, 'It was discovered (simple past form of 'discover') by Charles Moore in 1997,' uses simple past tense. In 'He has been (present perfect form of 'be') a sailor participating in a yacht race,' the present perfect tense is used. Then, we see the simple past in 'He took (simple past form of 'take') a shortcut and came (simple past form of 'come') across floating pieces of garbage.' And again, the simple past tense is applied in 'The sight changed (simple past form of 'change') him forever.' Finally, the sentence 'Now he works (simple present form of 'work') to raise awareness about it' utilizes the simple present tense.

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