Pick the option that best fills in the blank in the given sentence to ...
Explanation:
The correct answer is option B: Got.
The sentence states that "As soon as I _______ home, it started raining heavily." We need to choose the correct verb form to fill in the blank.
Here's why option B is the correct answer:
Past tense:
The sentence is in the past tense, indicated by the use of "as soon as" and "started." Therefore, we need to use a verb form in the past tense to maintain grammatical consistency.
Simple past tense:
Option B, "Got," is in the simple past tense. The simple past tense is used to describe an action that happened and completed in the past. In this sentence, "Got" indicates that the action of arriving home happened before the heavy rain started.
Other options:
a) "Get" is in the present tense, which doesn't fit the context of the sentence. It indicates a general action or a habitual action, not a specific action that happened in the past.
c) "Will have gotten" is the future perfect tense, which indicates an action that will be completed in the future before another future action. Since the sentence is in the past tense, this option is not appropriate.
d) "Had gotten" is the past perfect tense, which indicates an action that happened before another past action. However, in this sentence, there is no need to express a past action before the heavy rain started.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B: Got.
Pick the option that best fills in the blank in the given sentence to ...
We know the tense of the given sentence by the phrase "it started raining" which is in simple past tense, hence the phrase that fills the blank should also be in simple past tense. Option B is hence correct, as 'got' is in the simple past tense. Option A is incorrect because 'get' is in the present tense, and the sentence is in the past tense. Option C is incorrect because "will have gotten" is in the future perfect tense, whereas the sentence is in the past. Option D is incorrect because "had gotten" is in the past perfect tense, if we use this we'd have to change the phrase "it started" to "it had started", they both need to be of the same tense, 'as soon as' means that both the actions happened at the same time. So, both the tense verbs ('got' and 'started') must be in simple past tense.