Question

Is the used verb right or wrong? Correct the verb if it is wrong.

The water boils. Can you turn the stove off?

• A. The used verb form is wrong. the correct form is: - was boiling
• B. The used verb form is wrong. the correct form is: - is boiling
  
• C. The used verb form is correct
• D. The used verb form is wrong. the correct form is: - had boiled

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

The sentence in this case is wrong. If we look into the 2nd sentence, we can understand that a mention has been made of something which is happening. Instead a verb is given which specifies something which happens or a simple present tense. We are supposed to use the present continuous (also called present progressive). It is a verb tense which is used to show that an ongoing action is happening now, either at the moment of speech or now in a larger sense. The present continuous can also be used to show that an action is going to take place in the near future.

So, since it is a present continuous tense, we would be using "is boiling"

"was", "had" and "boiled" are all past

Option C is correct.