Question

Fill in the blank with an appropriate form of the verb given in the bracket:
The River Nile _____ (flow) into the Mediterranean.

A) Is flowing
B) Has flown
C) Flows
D) Will be flowing

Answer 1

Hint: Verb: Verbs are action or doing words or a verb is a part of a sentence that tells what the subject performs. For example, run, walk, eat, play, etc. Verbs have three forms: First form of the verb, Second form of the verb, and Third form of the verb. For example: write, wrote, and written.

Complete answer:

Verb tenses will tell us how an action relates to the flow of time. There are three main tenses: present, past, and future tenses. And we have to fill the blank with the correct form of the verb.
Option A) Is flowing – is an incorrect answer because ‘is flowing’ cannot be used because ‘flowing’ is present participle tense. As this is the statement given in the question and statements are always explained in the present perfect tense. For example, Sunrises from the east. This is a statement. Thus, ‘is flowing’ is an incorrect answer because it means it is flowing in the present and possibly it didn’t flow before or after.
Option B) Had flown – is again an incorrect answer because ‘had flown’ is in the past participle tense (flown is the past tense of flow) and also this is the statement given in the question and statements are always explained in the present perfect tense. For example Sunrises from the east. This is a statement. Thus, ‘had flown’ is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Flows – is the correct answer because it is in the simple present form of flow and ‘flows’ means that the river is continuously or regularly flowing. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option D) Will be flowing - is again an incorrect answer because ‘will be flowing’ is in the future perfect continuous tense and also this is the statement given in the question and statements are always explained in the present perfect tense. ’Will be flowing’ indicates that the river will flow later on. Thus, ‘will be flowing’ is an incorrect answer because the river has been flowing.
The River Nile flows (flow) into the Mediterranean.

Note: In such questions, it is very important to understand the verb and the tenses. Tenses should be used in such a way that it goes well with the answer.