All financial records ___ before the auditor’s unexpected arrival this morning. - - - A) had been digitized B) have been digitized C) were digitized

Jane ___ to attend the conference, but she couldn't make it.     - - - - -        A) hopes       B) was hoping    C) is hoping

By the time I finish my degree, I ___ in this city for five years.      - - - - -     A) have been living       B) will have been living       C) am living

AI systems often ___ new algorithms to optimize data processing. - - - A) has been developing B) develop C) has developed

The famous 19th-century painting ___ for a record amount at auction last night. - - - A) sold B) has sold C) was sold

If he had revised his notes, he ___ the complex historical theory.  - - - -  A) will understand  B) had understood  C) would have understood

She ___ for a decade when she was finally promoted to department head. - - - - A) had been teaching B) will have been teaching C) has taught

Currently, contemporary artists ___ digital sculptures that challenge traditional forms of art.  - - -  A) have created   B) are creating   C) created

“He had been traveling around the world when he discovered his passion for art.” What verb tense is used in the sentence to express a continuous action that occurred before a specific moment in the past? A) past perfect continuous B) future

At 10 a.m. yesterday, historians ___ an ancient trade route between civilizations. - - - A) researched B) have researched C) were researching

Next year, they ___ the biggest art exhibition in the city. - - - - - A) would hold B) are being held C) will be holding

The central bank ___ inflation rates for the past three months without intervention. - - - A) is monitoring B) has been monitoring C) had monitored

“Julie's been studying AI at the university.” Which verb tense in the sentence describes an action that started in the past and is still ongoing? A) present perfect continuous B) past perfect continuous C) present continuous