Question

Fill in the blanks (i) – (iii) with the appropriate option from those given in the brackets.
A house on my way to work (i) ________ (had acquired/has acquired/acquired) an American pit bull terrier. On the surface, it (ii) ________ (seems/seemed/has seemed) to be a friendly dog. All it does (iii) ________ (was/are/is) stand and grin through the fence.

Hint:

When choosing tenses, consider the timeline of actions and match them accordingly (past perfect, simple past, or present tense).

Answer 1

Answer: (i) had acquired   (ii) seemed   (iii) is

Explanation:
- The past perfect tense “had acquired” is used because the action occurred before another reference point in the past.
- “Seemed” is appropriate as it refers to the dog’s past appearance. 
- “Is” is used because the sentence describes a present continuous state.