promoted/has been bossing
promotes/bosses
has promoted/is bossing
is promoting/was bossing E. was promoting/has bossed
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
The correct answer is: C. has promoted/is bossing
The managing director has promoted Sid to sales manager, and is bossing everybody around ever since then.
- A. promoted/has been bossing is incorrect because the managing director is still bossing everybody around, so the simple past tense “promoted” cannot be used.
- B. promotes/bosses is incorrect because the managing director has already promoted Sid, so the present tense “promotes” cannot be used.
- D. is promoting/was bossing is incorrect because the managing director is still bossing everybody around, so the present progressive tense “is promoting” cannot be used.
- E. was promoting/has bossed is incorrect because the managing director has already promoted Sid, so the past progressive tense “was promoting” cannot be used.