Question

Choose the option that is NOT in the simple present tense:

• A. Water freezes at zero degrees.
• B. The Earth revolves around the Sun.
• C. Samara's mother is Peruvian.
• D. He drank tea every day.

Answer 1

The correct option is D He drank tea every day.

The tense of a sentence denotes a time, whether it is the time now (present), time then (past) or the time to come (future). The verb of a sentence has most to do with the tense. The simple present tense describes an action that takes place on a daily basis, like a habit or custom. It also refers to a general truth, a fact, as is seen in options A, B and C, which are all facts. We have to choose an option that is not in the simple present tense, whereas these are, hence options A, B and C are incorrect. Option D is in the simple past tense, 'drank' is the past participle of the verb 'drink', hence option D is correct.