Question

Make a new sentence using the verb in the bracket:
 David forgets things. (Tend)
A. David tends to forgetting things
B. David tends to have forgotten things.
C. David tends to forget things.
D. David tends to be forgetting things.

Answer 1

Hint: The student should read the sentence carefully to understand when the event is supposed to be taking place. Then the options should be carefully distinguished to find out whether they are correct or not.

Complete answer: A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. It is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence.
In the given question, we have to find out which of the given options includes the answer in
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question -
Option (a.), 'David tends to forget things', refers to ‘continuous tense’.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as the given sentence uses the simple present tense.
Option (b.), ‘David tends to have forgotten things', refers to ‘perfective tense’.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as the given sentence uses the simple present tense.
Option (c.), ‘David tends to forget things', refers to ‘simple present tense’.
Therefore, option (c.) is correct as the given sentence uses the simple present tense.
Option (d.), ‘David tends to be forgetting things', refers to ‘continuous tense’.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as the given sentence uses the simple present tense.
Option c is the right answer.

Note: In the simple present, most regular verbs use the root form, except in the third-person singular (which ends in -s). For a few verbs, the third-person singular ends with -es instead of -s. Typically, these are verbs whose root form ends in o, ch, sh, th, ss, gh, or z.