Question

【题目】The old man got sick last April and ________ in bed since then.

A. has been B. was C. would be D. had been

Answer 1

【答案】A

【解析】

句意：这位老人去年四月病了，从那时起就一直躺在床上。考查现在完成时。A. has been现在完成时；B. was一般过去时；C. would be对将来的推测；D. had been过去完成时。由句中的since then可知到目前为止，这种状态还在持续，所以时态应用现在完成时，排除B、C、D选项，故答案选A。