Standard English ConventionsHardVerb tense in a sentence about a continuing state
Standard English Conventions practice question
The mill ____ flour for the same bakery since 1951.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. has suppliedCorrect
- B. supplies
- C. supplied
- D. is supplying
Answer: A. has supplied
A state continuing from a past point to now takes the present perfect.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. supplies
- 'Supplies … since 1951' is not standard.
- C. supplied
- 'Supplied' doesn't reach the present.
- D. is supplying
- 'Is supplying … since' is not standard.
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