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When writing about a living person, writers use the simple present, the simple past, the present perfect, and the present perfect progressive to talk about different points in a person's life:

Use the simple present or present progressive to describe a person's current situation.

Use the simple past to describe actions that were completed at a specific time in the past.

Use the present perfect to describe situations or actions that occured at unspecific times in the past or that continue into the present.

Use the present perfect progressive to focus on the ongoing nature of something that began in the past.

Read this example paragraph: (1)Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Comlombian musician. She (2)recorded her first album at the age of 13, and since then she (3)has sold more albums than any other Colombian recording artist in history. For the past few years, she (4)has been working with several charities, including an organization that she (5)helped create.

Using the information above the example paragraph, explain which verb form is underlined in the example paragraph and why the author chose that form. You must answer both which verb and why to get full credit for each sentence. This question is worth 20 points! The first one is done for you:

(1) The verb to be is written in simple present because it describes Shakira's curent situation as a musician. (I identified the verb tense and used the information provided to explain why the verb form was used).

Shakira is a hugely successfully Colombian pop singer and dancer and has won multiple Grammy, Latin Grammy and American Music Awards. Known for hits like "Whenever, Wherever" and "Hips Don't Lie," Shakira is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, with estimates of more than 70 million albums sold worldwide. Additionally, she has served as a judge on the popular singing-competition show The Voice.

Early Life and Career

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on February 2, 1977, in Barranquilla, Colombia. With a Lebanese father and Colombian mother, Shakira honors both her Latino and Arabic heritage in her music. She wrote her first song at the age of 8 and signed her first record deal at 13.

Breakthrough: 'Pies Descalzos'

After her first two albums flopped, Shakira took the reins of her third album, becoming involved in every aspect of its production. Released in 1996, Pies Descalzos, meaning "bare feet," sold more than 3 million copies. The album featured her trademark sound, a blend of Latin, rock and Arabic musical styles. Her follow-up record, Dónde Están Los Ladrones? (1998), which translates as "Where are the thieves?", reached the top of Billboard's Latin charts. Not long after, Shakira won her first Grammy Award (best Latin pop album) for Shakira: MTV Unplugged (2000).

With the success of her albums, Shakira became a music superstar in the Spanish-language markets, known for her strong vocals and incredible hip-shaking belly dance moves.

While hugely popular throughout much of the rest of the world, Shakira had not yet achieved a major record on the U.S. pop charts. In an attempt to increase her American fan base, in 1997, at the age of 20, the singer moved with her family to Miami, Florida, and taught herself to write songs in English. There, she enlisted Emilio Estefan, of Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine fame, to act as her manager and producer.

In 2001, Shakira released her first English-language album, Laundry Service, which quickly brought her the success in the United States she had been waiting for. The album reached No. 3 on the charts, selling more than 200,000 copies in its first week of release. Laundry Service's big hits included "Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes."