Question

Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the sentence using the appropriate form of the verb given in the bracket.
If I ______ (go) to the gym today, I will get you an application form.

• A. go
• B. went
• C. was going
• D. going

Answer 1

The correct option is A go

This is a conditional statement as it contains the conjunction, "if". Conditional sentences are statements that do two things: (i) They discuss a hypothetical event in the conditional clause which begins with "if"; (ii) They convey the consequences of the condition in the main clause. The conditional clause is in the format" "If+ subject+ present tense of main verb.

In the given sentence, the conditional clause is: "If I ____ to the gym today". "I" is the subject". The main verb is "go", whose present tense form is also "go". "If I go the gym today" expresses the conditional clause using the present tense form of the main verb. Hence, Option A is correct.

Option B is incorrect as "I went" is in past tense.

Option C is incorrect as "I was going" is in past continuous tense.

Option D is incorrect as "I going" as the auxiliary "'am" is missing. It is grammatically incorrect.