Question

Complete the sentence using the appropriate form of verb.
Sue wasn’t hungry, so she ________ anything.

a. haven’t eaten
b. wasn’t eating
c. didn’t eat
d. don’t eat

Answer 1

Hint: The action words or the words that present action or happening of some event are termed as verbs. For example, Reena goes swimming every weekend. Here, swimming is a verb.

Complete answer:
> According to option A, the sentence will be completed by using haven’t eaten as an appropriate form of the verb. But the verb that will be used here will be in the first form. Therefore, this option is incorrect.

> Option B is the form of the verb used in the past continuous tense. Here, the first form of the verb along with the second form of the helping verb will be used. Therefore, option B is also incorrect as the verb is in the ‘ing’ form.

> According to option C, didn’t eat will be the most suitable form of the verb. This form of the verb also signifies that a task is being done and is not in a continuous process. Also, the verb is in the first form and the helping verb is in the second form. Therefore, option C can be the correct answer.

> In option D, the verb is in the first form as required but the helping verb is also in the first form. This means part of the sentence is in the past tense and part is in the present tense. Therefore, option D is incorrect.

Thus, option C is the correct answer.

Note: Thorough understanding of tenses and rules related to them is necessary to identify the most suitable form of the verb.