Question

Ребзи хелп ми плиз Ben Doe is Britain’s most successful runner. He (1) __________________ five medals in the Commonwealth Games last year. He (2) __________________ harder than anybody else. He usually (3) __________________ yoghurt for breakfast, steak and salad for lunch, and salad in the evening. He (4) __________________ in Norwich and he still (5) __________________ there. He (6) __________________ two years ago, and his wife always (7) __________________ with him. They (8) __________________ in London yesterday, and we (9) __________________ both of them. A В C D 1 wins won win is winning 2 trains is training trained train 3 have is having has had 4 born was born were born is born 5 lived living live lives 6 was married married were married marries 7 is travelling travels travel travelling 8 was is were are 9 interview interviewing interviews interviewed

Answer 1

1 won, 2 trained, 3 has, 4 was born, 5 lives, 6 married, 7 travels, 8 were, 9 interviewed.

Answer 2

Here's the corrected paragraph with the appropriate verb tenses:

Ben Doe is Britain’s most successful runner. He won five medals in the Commonwealth Games last year. He trained harder than anybody else. He usually has yoghurt for breakfast, steak and salad for lunch, and salad in the evening. He lives in Norwich and he still lives there. He got married two years ago, and his wife always travels with him. They were in London yesterday, and we interviewed both of them.

Note: I have used the past tense for actions that occurred at a specific time in the past (e.g., "won" and "was married"), the present perfect tense for actions that started in the past and continue up to the present (e.g., "has had"), the present tense for actions that are currently happening or are generally true (e.g., "lives" and "usually has"), and the past continuous tense for actions that were happening in the past over a period of time (e.g., "was travelling").