Tag: softskills

The sentence requires the simple past tense of 'give' to describe a completed action, which is 'gave'. Option B 'gives' is present tense, not appropriate for a completed talk. Option C 'given' is a past participle that needs a helper verb. Option D 'giving' is a present participle that doesn't work as the main verb here without an auxiliary like 'was' or 'is'.

After 'will' (in 'we'll'), we use the base form of the verb, so 'have' is correct. This forms the future tense construction 'will have'. Option A 'has' is third-person singular present, incorrect after 'will'. Option B 'had' is past tense, also wrong. Option D 'having' is a participle that doesn't work in this position without an auxiliary verb.

The sentence begins with 'They'd' which can be either 'They had' or 'They would'. Both require a past participle: 'They had made' (past perfect) or 'They would make' (conditional). 'Made' is the past participle of 'make'. Option B 'make' is the base form, incorrect here. Option C 'makes' is present tense. Option D 'making' is a present participle that doesn't fit this grammatical structure.

After 'can' (a modal verb), we use the base form of the verb, so 'make' is correct. Modal verbs are always followed by the base form without 'to'. Option A 'made' is past tense, incorrect after modals. Option C 'makes' is third-person singular present, also wrong. Option D 'making' is a participle that doesn't work as the main verb after 'can' without additional structure.

The sentence requires the simple past tense 'made' to describe a completed action by the invention. Present tense 'makes' (option C) would work if describing what the invention currently does, but 'made' is the intended answer suggesting the invention has already contributed. Option A 'make' is present tense, wrong without a helping verb. Option D 'making' is a participle that doesn't work alone here.

After the modal verb 'must', we use the base form of the verb, so 'do' is correct. Modal verbs (must, can, should, will, etc.) are always followed by the base form. Option A 'did' is past tense, incorrect after modals. Option C 'does' is third-person singular present, also wrong. Option D 'done' is a past participle that needs a helper verb, not the base form.

After 'Why don't you' (which introduces a suggestion), we use the base form of the verb 'give'. This construction is used to make suggestions or recommendations. Option A 'gave' is past tense, inappropriate for a suggestion. Option B 'given' is a past participle that needs a helper verb. Option D 'giving' is a present participle that doesn't work as the main verb in this suggestion structure.

The modal verb 'could' is always followed by the base form of the main verb, not -ing or -ed forms. 'Make an effort' is a fixed expression meaning to try hard. The clause structure 'If we could all make an effort' requires the infinitive form 'make'.

After the auxiliary verb "had" in past perfect tense, we need the past participle form of the verb. "Make" becomes "made" in the past participle. Option A is the base form, option C is present tense, and option D is the gerund form.

Modal verbs like "must" are always followed by the base form of the verb without conjugation. "Take" is the base form; "takes" is third-person present, "taken" is the past participle, and "took" is simple past tense.