Question

Fill in the blank with the gerund, infinitive or other appropriate form of the verb:
She wants __________ a movie tonight.

• A. watching
• B. to watch
• C. watched
• D. having watched

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

to watch

A verb is used to express an occurrence, action , or state. It is the grammatical centre of the predicate in a sentence.

B. to watch is correct as the sentence expresses a purpose and along with 'wants' supports that it hasn't taken place yet.

A. watching, which is a gerund, is used to indicate a verb as a noun. Here, it doesn't fit.

C. watched is in simple past tense and it denoTes an action that is already completed though she will watch it tonight. So, it is incorrect.

D. having+past participle denotes that action is completed. So, it is incorrect.