Tenses Worksheet For Class 8

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.

Tenses worksheet 8

The US Presidential election is a long drawn process which …………………………. (begins / is beginning /has begun) with candidates announcing their plan to run for office. This announcement ………………………….. (launch / launches / has launched) the candidate’s official campaign. Each candidate …………………………. (campaigns / has campaigned / campaigned) to win delegate support.

The first stage of a US presidential campaign ………………………… (is / has / was) the nomination campaign. At this time the candidate …………………………. (is competing / has competed / compete) with other candidates in the same party, hoping to get the party’s nomination. The candidate ………………………….. (works / has worked / worked) to win delegates—representatives who pledge to support the candidate’s nomination at the national party convention—and to persuade potential voters in general.

Caucuses and primaries are ways for the general public to take part in the nomination process. At a caucus, local party members …………………………… (gather / are gathering / have gathered) to nominate a candidate. A primary is more like a general election. Voters ………………………. (go / went / are going) to the polls to cast their votes for a presidential candidate. Primary elections are the main way for voters to choose a nominee. Nominee for president …………………………. (announces / is announced / has announced) at national party conventions.

Answers

The US Presidential election is a long drawn process which begins with candidates announcing their plan to run for office. This announcement launches the candidate’s official campaign. Each candidate campaigns to win delegate support.

The first stage of a US presidential campaign is the nomination campaign. At this time the candidate is competing with other candidates in the same party, hoping to get the party’s nomination. The candidate works to win delegates—representatives who pledge to support the candidate’s nomination at the national party convention—and to persuade potential voters in general.

Caucuses and primaries are ways for the general public to take part in the nomination process. At a caucus, local party members gather to nominate a candidate. A primary is more like a general election. Voters go to the polls to cast their votes for a presidential candidate . Primary elections are the main way for voters to choose a nominee. Nominee for president is announced at national party conventions.

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