Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Houses ____ very quickly now.

• A. builds
• B. are building
• C. built
• D. are built
• E. were built

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

are built

b'Option D is the correct answer because "are built" means that the houses these days are being constructed fast now, this is in the past continuous tense, the "past continuous tense" also known as the "past progressive tense" refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past.

Option A is incorrect because "builds" is the present third person form of "build" which is incorrect here because the statement is in past continuous form.

Option C is incorrect because "built" should be followed or preceded by a form of "be" which completes the sentence.

Option E is incorrect because "were built" means that they were built quickly in the past anymore and not anymore which is incorrect.

Option B is incorrect because "are building" means only in the present, while the statement is in the past continuous form.

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