Question

Read what Sharon says about a typical working day:

Sharon: I usually get up at 7 o'clock and have a big breakfast. I walk to work, which takes me about half an hour. I start work at 8:45. I never have lunch. I finish work at 5 o'clock. I'm always tired when I get home. I usually cook a meal in the evening. I don't usually go out. I go to bed at about 11 o' clock. I always sleep well.

Yesterday was a typical working day for Sharon.

Report her activity by using the appropriate tense:

_______ at 5 o'clock.

• A. She will finish work
• B. She has finished work
• C. She finished work
• D. She is finishing work

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

She finished work

Option C is the correct answer because the question is asking ya to convert the sentence to the past tense, and the past of ‘finish’ is finished.

Option A is incorrect because will finish means future tense, but we are asked to convert it to past tense.

Option B is incorrect because ‘has’ isn’t used in the present form only, so it would be correct if instead of yesterday, it was about today.

Option D isn’t incorrect because ‘is finishing work’ means that she is still working on it in the present t which is incorrect because the question is about yesterday.