Question

Fill in the blank with the correct form of present tense of the verb given in the brackets.
We________________(have) nothing to eat since morning.

a) Having
b) Have had
c) Will have
d) Have have

Answer 1

Hint: We use the ‘present perfect tense’ to indicate an action, change, or event that began or happened in the past and is still continuing in the present.

Complete answer:

‘Present perfect tense’ is an important tense as it helps in determining the effect of past situations on the present situation.
Structure of Present Perfect Tense -
Subject + Has/have + Verb (v3)
Example- She has eaten her food. Here, we can conclude that ‘X’ had eaten the food that she began eating in the past.
Now, let’s look at the given options-
Option a ‘Having’ is incorrect because the given statement indicated that it is in the present perfect tense. ‘Having’ is the part of the present continuous tense. So, this option is incorrect.
Option b ‘Have had’ is the correct option. It agrees with the structure of the present perfect tense and gives coherent meaning to the sentence that they did not have anything to eat from the morning.
Option c ‘Will have’ is in the future perfect tense and the act has been started in the past and is still in the present. So, this option is incorrect.
Option d ‘Have have’ makes no sense and isn’t the part of any structure of present tense. It is a grammatical flaw. So, this option is incorrect.
The correct answer is Option ‘b’.

Note: The sentence should be understood and the answer should be in accordance with that and should follow a specific structure of the part of speech.