Question

The hotel lobby_____with fans hoping for an autograph as soon as word spreads that the movie star is staying in the penthouse.

Answer 1

was filled

Step-by-step explanation:

a description of the fans in the hotel lobby

Answer 2

Answer: "will be filled"

Explanation: It's "will be" because in the rest of the sentence, you can see that it hasn't happened yet - word hasn't spread yet, so the lobby "will be filled".

Could also be "The lobby will fill with fans..." again, because it hasn't happened yet.