Question

Fill in the blank using the appropriate form of verb given in the bracket:
Look at the river. It _______ (flow) very fast today, much faster than usual.

• A. is flowing
• B. was flowing
  
• C. has flown
  
• D. will flow
  

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

is flowing

The blank specifies something that is happening (flow of the river) that is why 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. It ends in"-ing".

Thus Option C and D becomes wrong.

In option B, "Was" is in the past tense which makes it past continuous. It is the wrong option.

Option A is correct.