From Twitter:
Yumi: I usually ① shopping in the morning. Then I often ② home, ③ tea, while I ④ to friends by phone. ⑤ a nice day. But the Corona virus scare ⑥ it such that I ⑦ to ⑧ home.
Carl: What do ya ⑩ now?
Pick the best answer:
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The Answers And Explanations:
Yumi: I usually ① go shopping in the morning. Then I often ② go home, [and] ③ have/have tea, while I ④ talk to friends by phone. ⑤ It’s a nice day. But the Corona virus scare ⑥ makes it such that I ⑦ have to ⑧ stay home.
All these verbs are in the present tense, because they are to describe common daily situations that way) no ‘ed,’ no’ ‘ing,’ no ‘will.’ We know we need present tense verbs, because the speaker begins with ‘usually,’ and there is no other indication she is speaking about the past. The answer choices also only include present tense verbs or bare infinities or “base verbs.”
