Fill the correct present perfect or simple past form of the verb from the options given below:
West Indies ______ 313 at two wickets on the first day of the test match.
Fill the correct present perfect or simple past form of the verb from the options given below:
West Indies ______ 313 at two wickets on the first day of the test match.
The correct option is C Have scored
'Have scored' is the present perfect form of the verb 'score'. It is used to denote an action that was completed at some point in the past, especially something that was completed in the recent past.The given sentence speaks about the score of West Indies which is an action that was completed just a while ago. Therefore option C is correct.On the other hand, ‘score’ and ‘scores’ are both examples of simple present tense; the former is used for plural nouns and the latter for singular nouns. They are used to talk about actions that happen repeatedly in the present or for a general statement. Hence ‘score’ and ‘scores’ cannot be used as the action is not a general statement. Thus options A and B are incorrect. Similarly, ‘had scored’ cannot be used because ‘had scored’ is an example of past perfect tense. It is used to refer to something that happened at some point in the past, before another action occurred, in the past. As the sentence speaks about only one action that occurred in the past, option D is incorrect.
'Have scored' is the present perfect form of the verb 'score'. It is used to denote an action that was completed at some point in the past, especially something that was completed in the recent past.The given sentence speaks about the score of West Indies which is an action that was completed just a while ago. Therefore option C is correct.On the other hand, ‘score’ and ‘scores’ are both examples of simple present tense; the former is used for plural nouns and the latter for singular nouns. They are used to talk about actions that happen repeatedly in the present or for a general statement. Hence ‘score’ and ‘scores’ cannot be used as the action is not a general statement. Thus options A and B are incorrect. Similarly, ‘had scored’ cannot be used because ‘had scored’ is an example of past perfect tense. It is used to refer to something that happened at some point in the past, before another action occurred, in the past. As the sentence speaks about only one action that occurred in the past, option D is incorrect.
