Question

Time and tide ________ for no man. (wait). (Choose the correct present tense verb for the given sentence.)
A. waits
B. wait
C. waited
D. had waited

Answer 1

Hint: There are a total five forms of verbs, they are, 1. Basic form, 2. Simple present, 3. Past participle, 4. Present participle, and 5. Simple present with s/es. For example, five forms of the word “go” will be, 1. Go, 2. Went, 3. Gone, 4. Going, 5. Goes . they are used in the sentences in different situations.

Complete answer:
Let’s discuss the given options and find the correct answer.
A. waits: “waits” is the fifth form of verb. It is a simple present with s or es. It is used when there is a singular noun or third person singular. For example, he goes to “London”. He lives in Dubai.
B. wait: “wait” is the first form of verb and is used as simple present tense. For example, please, wait for me. They wait for me. It is also used as a plural noun.
C. waited: “waited” is a third form of verb that is a past participle. It is used when something has already happened or it is over. For example, he waited for me so long but I did not go.
D. had waited: “had waited” comes under past tense, it is past perfect tense. It is used to show that an action took place once or many times before another point in the past. For example, I had already saved my files before the computer got shut down.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘A’

Note:In sentence, “Time and tide ________ for no man.”, it is saying about an action that is happening for a singular person, so verb1 with s is used.