Question

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence.
I never _ _ _ _ _ him here anymore.
a) See
b) Seen
c) Sees
d) seeing

Answer 1

Hint: The given sentence is in the present tense. So, the present tense form of the verb will be used.

Complete answer:
Let us look at the options given to us and find the correct usage of the verb.
Option b “seen” is the past participle of the verb ‘see’. We know that past participles cannot be used on their own in a sentence. They need an auxiliary verb along with them to form a grammatically correct sentence. Here, “seen” must be accompanied by ‘have’, which is not the case here. Thus, option ‘b’ is incorrect.
Option c “sees” would be used with third-person singular pronouns, like ‘he’, ‘she’, and ‘it’ whereas, ‘I’ is the first-person pronoun. Since there is no third-person singular pronoun in the given sentence, therefore, option ‘c’ is incorrect.
Option d “seeing” is verb (see) + -ing. It is used in the present, past, or future continuous tense. The tense in the given sentence is simple present tense and not continuous tense. Therefore, “seeing” would not be used here. Thus, option ‘d’ is incorrect.
Option a “see” is the correct answer. The given sentence “I never _ _ _ _ _ him here anymore” is in the present tense, and so is the verb “see”. Therefore, the option ‘a’ is the correct answer for the given blank.

Note:
Check the tense of the sentence before looking for the answer. The given sentence is in present tense and options b and d are used in past and future tenses respectively.