Question

Choose appropriate verb to fill in the blank-
There's no need to be afraid of the dog. It ________ (hurt) you.
a) Haven’t hurt
b) Is not hurting
c) Did not hurt
d) Won’t hurt

Answer 1

Hint: We have to fill up the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the blank. There are three basic tenses - Present Tense, Past Tense, and Future Tense.

Complete answer:
Here, the given verb is 'hurt'. We have to use the perfect tense of this verb to fill in the blank. The simple future is a verb tense that’s used to talk about things that haven’t happened yet, here, hurting. We use the simple future to talk about an action or condition that will begin and end in the future. The formula for the simple future negative is will + not + [root form of verb], that is, will not hurt, or, won't hurt.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer -
Option 'a' is “Haven't hurt”. This cannot be the correct option as it doesn't fit in the format of the tense provided above. So, we will eliminate this option.
Option 'b' is “Is not hurting”. This is also not the correct option as it won't fit in the given blank. It is also not following the given format of the sentence. So, we will eliminate this option as well.
Option 'c' is “Did not hurt”. This is also not the correct option as it won't fit in the given blank. It is also not following the given format of the sentence. So, we will eliminate this option as well.
Option 'd' is “Won't hurt”. Only this is perfect for the given format and the given blank. This is the correct tense of the verb which can be used here. Hence, option 'd' is the correct option.

Note:
The three mentioned tenses are further divided into simple, perfect, and continuous tenses. Like, simple present tense, present perfect tense, present continuous tense, etc.