Question

Fill in the blank using the correct form of the verb:

'Where's Ken?' 'He ___________ out. He'll be back in about an hour.' (go)

• A. is going
• B. has gone
• C. have gone
• D. will go

Answer 1

The correct option is B has gone

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, going out. The present perfect is formed using has/have + past participle, here, "has gone". Hence, Option B is correct.

The rest of the options do not express this condition. They either mention continuous actions happening in the present (option A), or actions that are yet to happen in the near future (option D). 'Have' is a plural verb (option C) that follows a plural subject, whereas the subject here 'Ken' is singular.

Hence these options are incorrect.