Question

A friend of mine likes _______ on picnics at weekends. (Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.)
A) To go
B) Going
C) Goes
D) Go

Answer 1

Hint: Here we have to form a sentence in simple present tense. A sentence is a meaningful collection of words that has a subject, a verb, and an object. Sentences generally have three basic tenses: past, present and future.

Complete answer:
A verb is a word that in syntax conveys an action, an occurrence, or a state of being. The form of the verb changes with reference to the tense of the question. Now let us evaluate the options:
Option A) To go – This option is incorrect as the sentence already has the main verb “likes” and hence “go” cannot be used.
Option B) Going – This option is correct as the subject is singular “A friend of mine” and the present simple tense “going” is used for a present state, habits, routines, jobs, hobbies or expressing possession, generalizations, scientific statements. “Go” is not used as the verb here but as a noun which is “going”.
Option C) Goes – This option is incorrect as “goes” is generally used with second person singular subjects, e.g., "Where Mary goes, her little lamb follows." Here the question is in the first person singular.
Option D) Go – This option is also incorrect as “go” is used when the sentence is in plural form. However, in the given case, it is a singular form hence “go” cannot be used.