Question

Fill in the blank using a suitable verb form:
happen/meet/be/see
A: Mike was late for work again today.
B: Again? He ________ every day this week.

a) has been late
b) has happened late
c) has seen late
d) has met late

Answer 1

Hint:Verb is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence. It is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. For example- rest, work, sleep.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to analyze which of the verbs out of happen, meet, see, and be suit this sentence the best.

Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question.
Option (a.), 'has been late', refers to the verb ‘be’ in the present perfect tense. ‘Be’ refers to ‘spend or use time’ or ‘have the quality of being’.
Therefore, option (a.) is correct as ‘being late’ is what is being referred to here.

Option (b.), ‘has happened late', refers to the verb ‘happen’ in present perfect tense. ‘Happen’ refers to ‘come to pass’.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as ‘being late’ is what is being referred to here, and not ‘happening late’.

Option (c.), ‘has seen late', refers to the verb ‘see’ in present perfect tense. ‘see’ refers to ‘perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight’.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as ‘being late’ is what is being referred to here, and not ‘seeing late’.

Option (d.), ‘has met late', refers to the verb ‘meet’ in present perfect tense. ‘Meet’ refers to ‘get together socially or for a specific purpose’.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as ‘being late’ is what is being referred to here, and not ‘meeting late’.

Note:
In this question, the student should also recall and understand the tense that is used. The use of ‘has’ indicates that the present perfect tense is used- it is a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present.