Choose and copy the best answer to complete the text. [10*0.5=5] A poet and a poetess was/were/is) returning home from a poetry
recitation competition....(as soon as/when/after) their car broke down They had it ...(tow/to tow/towed) to the local garage and faced the fact that they'd have to wait...(since/in/for) more than three hours. The poet said to the poetess," Let's go to a cafe for a cup of tea, shall we will you/shan't we)?" The poetess replied that....(I have/she has/she had) no habit of taking...(a/the/none) tea and coffee. The poetess said," If you are interested. I...(will recite would recite/would have recited) my best poem to you that I.... (write/had written/wrote) two weeks ago." The poet said, "That's a good idea. I love people.... ( being recited/reciting/ having recited) a poem for me."
The correct words that should be used in the sentences are:
Were
When
Towed
For
Shall we?
She had
None
Will recite
Had written
Reciting
<h3>What is Present Tense?</h3>
This refers to the type of tense that shows the present time frame of action with reference to a thing.
Hence, we can see that the given text talks about a group of people on a journey until their car broke down and the correct word forms are listed above.