Question

Fill in the blank with the correct form of verb given in the bracket.
He ___ (think) this amount will be sufficient at the moment.
A) was thinking
B) thinks
C) will be thinking
D) thought

Answer 1

Hint: A verb is a word that expresses an action, an occurrence, or a state of being through syntax. The infinitive is the most basic form in English, and it can be used with or without the particle to. Verbs are inflected in several languages to indicate tense, aspect, mood, and voice.

Complete answer:
In English, present tense verbs can take three different forms: go, see, talk, study, etc. is the most basic version. goes, observes, asks, studies: the basic form plus 's' (or 'es') for 3rd person singular. The verb in the above sentence is of present tense.
Let us look at the given options:
A) was thinking: This option is incorrect because the verb required in the above sentence should be of present tense whereas ‘was thinking’ is in present continuous tense, present continuous tense shows that the action is still ongoing, which is not true in this case.
B) thinks: This is the correct answer. Option B is true because the person is thinking right now, in the present, that the quantity is sufficient and ‘thinks’ is the present tense of the verb.
C) will be thinking: This option is incorrect because the words ‘at the moment’ in the sentence indicates the use of present tense so the verb should also be in present tense whereas ‘will be thinking’ is future continuous tense.
D) thought: This option is incorrect because the words ‘at the moment’ in the sentence indicates the use of present tense whereas ‘thought’ is past tense. So, this cannot be used, the verb should also be in present tense.

Thus, the correct answer is option (B) i.e, thinks.

Note: Some rules of verbs are:
- If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular.
- If the subject is plural, the verb must be plural.
- Use a plural verb when the sentence's subject consists of two or more nouns or pronouns joined by and.