Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word-
The policeman______ that man if he doesn’t stop disturbing neighbours.
a) Arrests
b) Will arrest
c) Arrested
d) Had arrested

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given sentence carefully. Try to make out the core meaning, subject, and predicate of the sentence as well.

Complete answer:
 In the given question, the main point is about tenses. Tenses are usually manifested by the use of specific forms of verbs, particularly in their conjugation patterns. The main tenses found in many languages include the past, present, and future. We have to fill in the given blank with the correct verb form of “arrest”.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct option :
Option ‘a’ is Arrests. It is the third-person singular simple present indicative form of arrest. It cannot be the correct answer as the sentence shouldn’t be in the present tense.
Option ‘b’ is Will arrest. It is in the future tense and it has to be used in the given blank. In the given sentence, the policeman “will” arrest, he still has to arrest, he isn’t arrested already. So, it is the correct answer.
Option ‘c’ is Arrested. It is in the past tense of the verb, we don’t need a past tense verb in this sentence.
Option ‘d’ is Had arrested. It is in the past perfect tense. It also cannot be used in this given sentence. Hence, option ‘b’ is the correct option.

Note:
 Each tense indicates the connection between two or more time periods or the exact time an activity occurred, which underlines the importance of English grammar tenses. They can be used to create different meanings from the same verbs and help to anchor the listener to understand the meaning behind your story.