---
id: 677f99d60aabe70b1148f438
title: Task 15
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-15
lang: en-US
---

<!-- (audio) Mark: Sometimes if the BIOS is corrupted, it prevents the computer from starting. -->

# --instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

# --fillInTheBlank--

## --sentence--

`Sometimes if the BIOS BLANK BLANK, it prevents the computer from starting.`

## --blanks--

`is`

### --feedback--

This is the verb `to be` as an auxiliary verb.

---

`corrupted`

### --feedback--

This is the main verb conjugated in the `Past Participle`. It ends with `-ed`.

# --explanation--

The `Present Simple` tense is often used to describe states, facts, or conditions that are generally true. This tense is used because the corruption of the BIOS is considered a stable or unchanging condition when the computer tries to boot up.

`Is corrupted` means damaged or changed in a way that causes it to stop working properly. For example:

`The file is corrupted and won't open.` - The file is damaged and cannot be accessed.

# --scene--

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