Question

Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:
The plane was on the runway a few minutes ago. Now it is in the air.

The plane _____________.

• A. will take off
  
• B. has taken off
• C. had taken off
  
• D. takes off
  

Answer 1

The correct option is B has taken off

The present perfect is a verb tense which is used to show that an action has taken place once or many times before now, here, the plane taking off. The present perfect is formed using has/have + past participle, here, "has taken off". Hence, Option B is correct.

The rest of the options do not express this condition. They mention actions that will happen in the near future (option A), actions that have already happened (option C) or actions happening on a daily basis (option D).

Hence these options are incorrect.