Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:

Turning, I found my father sitting beside me on the sofa. I said,
"How _____ you ______ here?"

• A. do/get
• B. did/get
• C. does/get
• D. was/getting
• E. has/been getting

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

did/get

As his father was already sitting beside him, the action of getting there was done in the past. Hence, we will use simple past tense here.

Option A - 'Do/get' is used in the present tense. We use 'do' to ask questions about general facts, Thus option A is incorrect.

Option C - 'Does/get' is used in the present tense. Also, we can't use 'does' with 'you', as the subject is plural here. Thus option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'Was' is used in the past tense but it can't be used here as 'you' is a plural subject. Also, 'getting' is used in the past continuous tense. Thus option D is incorrect.

Option E - 'Has/been getting' is used in the present and present perfect continuous tense. Thus option E is incorrect.

Option B - 'Did/get' is used in the simple past tense. Thus option B is the correct answer.

'How did you get here?'