Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:

"Have you looked through these newspapers?"
"No, I haven't. I _____ write an article."

• A. has to
• B. had to
• C. mustn't
• D. can
• E. might

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

had to

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

An auxiliary verb is a verb which is used in the formation of tenses, moods, tones, etc.

Option B is correct as haven't indicates the use of had to.

The other options are wrong as no other tense can be used here.

The correct answer is B)had to.