Question

Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb tense:
I am eating the cake I _______ this morning. (make)

• A. made
• B. will have been making
• C. will make
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

made

Tense is used to provide more information about an action ( its time, completeness, etc.). Option A is the correct answer as the given sentence talks about an action that is happening in the present and the present involves a cake, a cake which was baked earlier or in the immediate past (this morning). Therefore, the simple past tense, "made" is the correct answer.

The other options are incorrect as nobody can eat something in the present if it is going to be cooked in the future. Therefore, future tense cannot be used here. Option D is incorrect as the correct answer has already been chosen.