Question

Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verb given in the brackets:
I want to ______ (see) Margaret before she ______ (go) out.
a. Saw / went
b. Will see / will go
c. See / goes
d. Is seeing / is going

Answer 1

Hint: Consider the duration for which the actions have been going on in the present.

Complete step-by-step answer:

The Present Tense denotes those actions that take place in the present scenario. To frame verbs in the present tense, you must conjugate the infinitive of the verb. Conjugate means to make the verb match the subject. ‘Infinitive’ refers to the ‘to form’ of a verb. E.g. - to meet.
There are four types of present tenses:
The Simple Present Tense is used when an action is indefinite in the present. It doesn’t make use of any auxiliary verb or helping verb.
The Present Continuous Tense is used when an action is continuous in the present. The infinitive form of such verbs is preceded by the auxiliary am or is.
The Present Perfect Tense is used when an action has been completed in the present. The infinitive form of such verbs is preceded by the auxiliary has/have.
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used when an action has continued up until a point in the present. The infinitive form of such verbs is preceded by the auxiliary has/have been.
In the above question, both the actions are indefinite in the present. Therefore, they are in the Simple Present Tense. Following the rules of conjugation, the correct answer is option ‘c’ sees/goes.

Note: To avoid making errors, consider when the two actions started and ended in the past.