Question

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
The film wasn’t very good. I ________ it very much. (enjoy)
a) haven’t enjoyed
b) don’t enjoy
c) won’t enjoy
d) didn’t enjoy

Answer 1

Hint: The first sentence already tells us the required tense. Look for pointers suggesting which tense to use. The actions are completed in the given sentence. These pointers are indicators of certain tenses.

Complete answer:
We can discern whether the actions are happening right now by certain pointers that are given in the sentence in the question. So, let us deconstruct the given sentence.
In the first part, the subject is ‘the film’. The verb is in the past tense, i.e. ‘wasn’t’ very good’. This means that the person has completed the action of watching the movie. So, naturally, the second part of the sentence will reflect the same tense, as the action is already completed.
Now, we know what we are looking for. Let’s look at the given options-
a) haven’t enjoyed - This verb matches the subject ‘I’, however, this verb phrase is in the present tense. This does not fit into the context of the given sentence. This is not the required answer. So, this is not the correct option.
b) don’t enjoy - This verb matches the subject ‘I’, however, this verb phrase is also in the present tense. This does not fit into the context of the given sentence. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
c) won’t enjoy - This verb matches the subject ‘I’, however, this verb phrase is in the future tense. This does not fit into the context of the given sentence. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
d) didn’t enjoy - This verb matches the subject ‘I’, and this verb phrase is in the past tense. This phrase fits perfectly into the context of the given sentence. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.

Note:
Choose the most appropriate option given the context of the sentence. Make sure all the forms of the verb are aligning with each other and work with each other perfectly.