Question

Read the situation and frame meaningful sentences using the words in brackets.

When they left college, Mary and Sue started making films together. They still make films.

(make / ten films together) They _____
(make / films since they left college) _____

• A. They made ten films together.
  They have been making films since they left college.
• B. They have made ten films together.They are making films since they left college.
• C. They made ten films together.They are making films since they left college.
• D. They make ten films together.They have made films since they left college.

Answer 1

The correct option is A They made ten films together.

They have been making films since they left college.
The first verb indicates an action that started and finished at a specific time in the past. Here, the action of 'making films' happened in the past. This is indicated using the simple past tense. The syntax of simple past tense is:

Verb in the second form.

'They still make films' implies that they have made films before and continue to make films in the present. This is indicated using present perfect continuous tense. The syntax for present perfect continuous tense is: has/have been + verb (ing).

Therefore, the correct answer is:

They made ten films together.

They have been making films since they left college.