Question

Fill in the blank with the appropriate tense form-
More has happened in the last week than _ _ _ _ _ _ in the next year. (Happen)
a) Will happen
b) Happens
c) Would have happened
d) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Verbs come in three tenses – past, present, and future. All the verbs are written down in these three forms, according to the given sentence.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to fill in the blank with the appropriate tense. The given sentence is in the present tense which includes future tense as well. According to this, fill in the blanks with appropriate tense form.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ is Will happen. This option is in the future tense. The given blank also needs a future tense to be filled in. If it is ordered to the given blank, the sentence will be complete and correct.
Option ‘b’ is Happens. This is in the present tense and cannot be used in the given sentence. If we use it, the sentence will become grammatically incorrect.
Option ‘c' is Would have been. This is also an incorrect option. It is in the future perfect tense which is not required in the given sentence.
Option ‘d’ is None of the above. This option has to be chosen if all the other three options are incorrect or not suitable for the given blank.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Here, the correct form of the given verb, to be filled in the given blank is – will happen. The complete sentence would be – More has happened in the last week than will happen in the next year. Hence, the option ‘a’ is the correct option.

Note:
In such types of questions, check which tense is the object of the sentence talking about. Here, the speaker is talking about next year, which makes it obvious to use the future tense of the given verb.