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Media Writer's Handbook: A Guide to Common Editing and Writing Problems, 3/e
George Arnold, Marshall University


Chapter 8 Verbs and Verbals, Part II






Determine the tense of the italisized verb in the following sentences:
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By this time next week, Bradberry will have been working for the Acme Gazette for 20 years.
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"I have been applying for jobs with big-city advertising agencies."
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"I will try to win the Best Design Award again this year."
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Asked how he had gotten to the hospital so quickly after the plane crash, the off-duty emergency room physician said he had heard the report on the radio.
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The coach loved this Page 1 headline: Acme wins conference title.
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Markel took the unusual step of starting his political career by running for a seat in the U.S. Senate.
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"I had been hoping our newsletter would be chosen best in the region, but it wasn't," the director of public relations said.
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Brinkman, who has served three terms in the Legislature, said he plans to seek re-election.
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The mayor is carrying a pager, so he may be contacted quickly in case of emergency.
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"By this time next year, I will have graduated," the news director of the campus radio station said.
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"I was hoping for a raise, but I didn't get it."
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Rawlings will be seeking another term as governor.
A)past perfect
B)present
C)past
D)present perfect
E)present progressive
F)future progressive
G)past progressive
H)present perfect progressive
I)past perfect progressive
J)future perfect progressive
K)future
L)future perfect