Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Make haste because _________ raining heavily in torrents.
a) it had started
b) it starts
c) it has started
d) it start

Answer 1

Hint: A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. A verb is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options given to us is in the present perfect tense as it indicates an action completed in the present, which means, the rain falling heavily in torrents has completed in the present.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (a.), 'it had started', refers to past perfect tense. Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as the answer should be in the present perfect tense.
Option (b.), ‘it starts', refers to simple present tense. Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as the answer should be in the present perfect tense.
Option (c.), ‘it has started', refers to the present perfect tense. Therefore, option (c.) is correct.
Option (d.), ‘it start', refers to ‘start’ which is not used for singular pronouns like ‘it’. Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as it is grammatically incorrect.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of tense. Tense is a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time. There are three tenses- past, present, and future.