ALCPT Verb Tense and Agreement 5

Question 1

Every student in the three classes ________ required to submit a research paper.

Accepted Answer

is

Answer

'Every' always takes a singular verb, regardless of the noun phrase that follows.

Question 2

They ________ for three hours when the power suddenly went out.

Accepted Answer

were studying

Answer

Past continuous 'were studying' describes an action in progress when another sudden past event interrupted it.

Question 3

The price of fresh vegetables ________ risen sharply this season.

Accepted Answer

has

Answer

The subject is 'price' (singular), not 'vegetables', so the verb must be singular 'has risen'.

Question 4

By next month, Sarah ________ at the company for exactly ten years.

Accepted Answer

will have worked

Answer

Future perfect 'will have worked' expresses an action that will be completed by a specific future time.

Question 5

He rarely ________ late to work, but he was late yesterday.

Accepted Answer

comes

Answer

Simple present 'comes' is used with frequency adverbs like 'rarely' to describe habitual behavior.

ALCPT - American Language Course Placement Test Practice Test