Question

Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verb in the bracket.
The largest flyover --------- (construct) last month in Delhi.
A) Was constructed
B) Is constructing
C) Is being constructed
D) Will have been constructed

Answer 1

Hint:Grammar uses some forms of words to give the sentence proper meaning based on time. Tenses indicate the form of the verb that is used in the sentence. These indicate the time of action. Since the sentence talks about a situation that took place in the past, that is, a month ago, the verb should be in the past tense. The verb given here is construct, hence, it would be changed to “was constructed”. Past tense has different forms indicating the differences between the time of actions that are mentioned, namely, simple past, past progressive, past perfect and past perfect progressive. Here, the tense is past tense, the action is implied which took place one month back, it is not expressed in the sentence.

Complete answer:
Now, from the options given above,
>Was constructed: this is the correct form of the verb that is to be used. Here, the sentence specifies a time when the action took place and is done and over with. hence, the tense to be used is simple past tense.
>Is constructing: the event took place in the past. It has been completed. This option refers to present continuous, which refers to an action which is going on at the moment and may finish some time later. Hence, the tense is not apt.
>Is being constructed: Wrong form of the tense is used here. The form used here is a passive present progressive form. Since the action is that of the past, present continuous form is not to be used here.
>Will have been constructed: the action has already taken place. So, it cannot be something in the future. The form used here is the future perfect tense and is used to relate a past time to the future, which is not useful in this case.

Hence, Option a, is the correct answer.

Note: There is no indication of continuation of the action in the above sentence, hence, it is past tense and not to be filled with “is being constructed”. An example of the usage for Option c would be, “A flyover is being constructed in Delhi in order to reduce transportation problems”.