Question

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the present tense of the verb given in the brackets.

He speaks as the one who ______ (know).

• A. knowing
• B. knew
• C. is knowing
• D. knows

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

knows

Option D is the correct answer because 'to know' means to have information in your mind, or to be certain, hence it is correct because he "knows" about the topic.

Option A is incorrect because 'knowing' means a verb that is occurring in the present, which is incorrect here because he speaks on a usual basis and not just in the present situation.

Option B is incorrect because 'knew' is in the past tense while the statement is in the present, it would be correct if the statement was "he spoke as the one who knew."

Option C is incorrect for the same reasons as option A.