Question

You are writing a letter to a friend. In the letter, you give news about yourself and other people.
Using the present perfect tense, reframe the given sentence.

Dear Chris,

Lot's of things have happened since I last wrote to you.

My father / start / a new job _____.

• A. My father is starting a new job.
• B. My father will be starting a new job.
• C. My father has started a new job.
  
• D. My father have started a new job.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

My father has started a new job.

The question stipulates that the present perfect tense is to be used. The construction of this verb tense is simple. The first element is 'have' or 'has', depending on the subject the verb is conjugated with. The second element is the past participle of the verb, which is usually formed by adding -ed or -d to the verb’s root. Option C is the correct answer because the verb 'has' agrees with the singular noun 'father' and is followed by the past participle verb 'started'.

Options A and B are incorrect because these are in the present continuous and future continuous tenses and not in the present perfect tense as is mentioned in the question.

Option D is incorrect because the verb 'have' cannot be used with the singular noun 'father'.